earth sciences

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club, an active bird dog and sportsmen’s group in Johnsonburg, completed another important piece of its wetland improvement...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, having received sufficient interest in doing so, held a public hearing Tuesday evening regarding another pro...

Port Allegany’s Veterans Memorial Inc. (VMI) hosted this year’s Wild Envirothon on Wednesday with 110 students from McKean and Cameron counties taking...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday regarding Sandstone Development LLC’s...

NEW YORK (TNS) — More than a dozen private companies around the world are looking to profit from extreme measures to combat global warming — filling t...

SMETHPORT — Last year, as part of its annual water quality projects, the McKean County Conservation District worked with municipalities to prevent sed...

The McKean County Conservation District (MCCD) spent the last week celebrating Arbor Day by sponsoring the My Growing Tree program throughout the coun...

The Bradford City Water Authority has opted to table bids for the Lafayette timber sale, which was more than 865,000 lineal board feet of timber. At W...

SMETHPORT — It’s National Volunteer Month in the United States, and McKean County Commissioners took a moment during their regular meeting Tuesday to ...

SMETHPORT — Recognized by both the Pennsylvania state House and Senate, April 20 to 26, 2025, has been declared Conservation District Week. We all kno...

Bradford City Water Authority will exercise valves throughout the water distribution system starting Monday and continuing through May 2. Consumers ar...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Some unpaved roads reveal nature’s simple engineering, like the path deer chose in a forest centuries ago. Native Americans used ...

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaki...

WARREN — Volunteers with the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) Chapter have been working to refurbish its 13 trailhead kiosks along the North Country Tr...

The McKean County Conservation District announced the following application dates for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) for fund...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued public notice of a proposed permit for Sandstone Development LLC to operate a Class IIR inje...

UNIVERSITY PARK — While we’ve had a lot of snow and ice in Pennsylvania this winter season, we haven’t had consistent snow-covered ground and have alr...

The federal government has frozen grants awarded to Pennsylvania farmers, leaving behind unpaid contracts, people out of work and obstacles to reducin...

CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the replacement project for a bridge on Brizzee Hollow Road (Route 4025...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Rev. Robert Miller, better known as Father Bob, stood outside St. Benedict the Abbot Church in Peters Township chatting with pa...