ecology

ELECTRIC : As of last year, there were three electric cars registered in McKean County. That’s according to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. The cen...

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service – Allegheny National Forest has determined that the Otter vegetation management project poses no significant env...

As creator of one of the most famous flames of all time, Zippo is intimately aware of fire’s usefulness — a force of nature to be summoned at will. Bu...

The last backyard conservation workshop of the summer series will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Graham’s Greenhouse in Bradford, where participants w...

WARREN — Do you have a private drinking water well, spring or cistern? Are you interested in learning more about how to protect, test and treat your f...

The community is invited to learn about native and invasive plants, plus beneficial pollinators at a free evening workshop next week. Backyard Conserv...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded 2019 Environmental Education Grants of $3,000 each for two McKean County projects. Pen...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded two grants in McKean County for environmental education. “Supporting thes...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The Franciscan Center for Social Concern will once again host a multi-day sale at St. Bonaventure University to raise funds in...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District’s Commissioner director Cliff Lane and Manager Sandy Thompson marked Conservation District Week by...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District was created on Aug. 19, 1959, under the provision of the Soil Conservation Law, Act 217. This law ...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly and the McKean County Commissioners have declared May 5-11 as “Conservation District Week.” Conservation districts w...

SMETHPORT — A knotweed workshop will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Friends Memorial Public Library in Kane. The workshop is hosted by the All...

SMETHPORT — In observance of Earth Day Monday, committee members of the Donald J. Comes Natural Resources Learning Center planted a Japanese Lilac tre...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — More than 50 people gathered Wednesday at the Salamanca Public Library for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public hearing on a new ma...

GREENSBURG — PA Cleanways of Elk County has made a ton of difference — literally. During the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup, held through Septembe...

HARRISBURG — On Friday, the Wolf Administration announced grant funding to install tens of thousands of feet of streambank fencing in McKean County. T...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invites schools, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to apply for $205,000 in...

STATE COLLEGE — There is nothing quite like the splendor of a live Christmas tree to bring the beauty and amazing scents of the outdoors into homes fo...

Native American activist Winona LaDuke will speak at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Nov. 15 as part of Native American Heritage Month. LaDuk...