ecology

Allegheny National Forest Supervisor Sherry Tune is withdrawing her decision to open Tracy Ridge to bikers. In a press release Friday afternoon, the s...

McKean County officials are asking residents to not be the one who ruins a good thing for everyone. The county has recycling bins set up in Smethport,...

SMETHPORT — What started out as Santa’s Christmas House and holiday decorations 33 years ago on Rockland Avenue in Bradford, followed by moves to two ...

KANE — On Dec. 15, West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund will host a “breakfast with the fund” seminar in Kane to present funding opportunities for ...

SMETHPORT — Amanda Peterson, community liaison officer of Shell Appalachia, recently presented the McKean County Conservation District with a $14,000 ...

Residents using the Casella recycling bins located across from the Bradford Township municipal building are asked to be more conscientious — or the bi...

The McKean County Conservation District's annual Best Management Practices Tour Thursday highlighted four recent projects within the Bradford area. Th...

MARIENVILLE — The Allegheny National Forest will soon be salvaging some of the trees within the Kane Experimental Forest that were damaged during a Ma...

On Monday, the Elk County Conservation District, in partnership with the Elk County Solid Waste Authority & Community Recycling Center, the St.Marys A...

EMPORIUM — The Cameron County Recycling Center on Plank Hollow Road has reopened and is again accepting recyclables, commissioners announced during Th...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District’s tire recycling event will be held Saturday. Registration has been extended until the truck is fu...

A local University of Pittsburgh at Bradford student made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on July 10. Shantel English, a senior at Pitt-Bradford, i...

PORT ALLEGANY –– McKean County residents can drop off household hazardous waste during a collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Port All...

KENNEDY PARK: Anthony T. Falconi of Lewis Run had some information about our recent inquiry on Kennedy Park. “If I remember correctly: Kennedy Park is...

“Recycling turns things into other things. Which is like magic.” And if that anonymous quote holds true, then McKean and Elk counties could be conside...

OUTDOORS: It’s fitting that June is National Great Outdoors Month. Not only is the weather great, but the longest days of the year belong in June — me...

When Christine Minich needs bolstering with her leadership positions, she thinks of Al Franken’s motto from fictional character Stuart Smalley, who sa...

PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany borough is partnering with McKean County Conservation District and Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling to ...

SMETHPORT — The Penn State Extension of McKean County is offering a hands-on day camp to learn about natural resources and ecosystems in the Pennsylva...

PORT ALLEGANY (EC) — The McKean County Conservation District celebrated Arbor Day by sponsoring the “My Growing Tree” program with the assistance of E...