ecology

WILDLIFE: It’s the time of year to be outside more often — when it isn’t raining. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a list of things everyone can d...

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

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

DETROIT (AP) — Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit's eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the c...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Black bears, deer, bobcats and other wildlife used to cross Route 220 in the forests near State College, sometimes to their detrime...

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...

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

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...

KANE — April 3 is the last day to register for the April 10 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum on deer and hunters in the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQD...

KANE — April 3 is the last day to register for the April 10 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum on deer and hunters in the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQD...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Landowners with a stream on their property — or anyone interested in streambank repair — can benefit from a live webinar series offe...

(TNS)— Good news for nature! A species that was once declared extinct is making a comeback. ABC Mildura-Swan Hill News reports how the olive perchlet ...

SMETHPORT — Join the McKean County Conservation District, during National Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 24 to 28, in taking some basic car...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is seeking individuals and organizations to present at the 2025 Dive Deeper Summit for water educators, schedul...

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will be held April 10 in Wilcox at the Jones Township Community Center. John Dzemyan, leader of the Kinzua Quali...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is among 12 projects in the state’s Northwest Region collectively set to receive a total of $2.5 m...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, bison once roamed the Great Plains in the millions be...

Native plants are those plants that occur naturally in our environment. Wildlife as well as people need these native plants to create a healthy enviro...

UNIVERSITY PARK — In February, Penn State Extension will offer an event aimed at helping woodland owners understand sustainable management options to ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Hundreds of landowners, natural resources and forestry professionals, and conservationists interested in forests will gather at the ...