environmental protection

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced the 40th anniversary of the designation of Hickory Creek Wilderness, located in Allegheny National Forest, ...

They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rive...

The conservation districts of Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga counties, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative (S...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — With recent gold standard accreditation, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is poised to lead in saving the endangered red panda and rei...

MARIENVILLE — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting public review and comment for the North Kane vegetation management project...

The conservation districts of Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter and Tioga, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and G...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Environmental Protection has made nearly $1 million available for projects that will promote environmental education an...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region is now accepting applications for grants that support forest restoration work on non-federal lands. La...

More opportunity in more places, that’s what awaits hunters this fall across much of Pennsylvania, thanks to additional state game lands enrolled in t...

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that Benn Carlson has been appointed to serv...

ROAD TRIP: Where do you like to go for a road trip? U.S. Route 6 made a recent list, “Starting in Milford and ending in Erie, this drive across northe...

Lilly Kemick of Bradford and Benjamin Porkolab of St. Marys are among four regional students who will share in $2,750 in Sandy Cochran Memorial Schola...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service recently partnered with multiple organizations to rehabilitate and enhance existing wildlife habita...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Fire can help shape ecosystems, and after a century of suppressing naturally occurring fire that has thrown forests out of balance, ...

HARRISBURG — To suppress dust, Pennsylvania allows oil and gas companies to spread wastewater on dirt and gravel roads. A new bill, however, would end...

National Pollinator Week, June 17 – 23 is right around the corner. If you’re concerned about pollinators, one of the best and easiest actions you can ...

Interested in reducing stormwater runoff, mitigating water pollution, conserving water and supporting wildlife and pollinators? To help nurture more w...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts have been awarded funds, including districts in Elk and McKean counties. With this funding, ...

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight … Cameron County is doing more than wishing on a star. The Lumber Heritage Region of Pennsylvania an...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been chronically understaffed for years. The department is currently unable to fulfill its...