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Mother nature is gearing up to put on one of her most vibrant shows all year — the changing of the autumn leaves. Leaf peepers will want to get their ...

The fall foliage was bursting forth in all its glory. The various species of maples were quickly turning red, yellow and orange, while the formerly gr...

HERBS: Herbs can be dried by several methods for future use. Penn State Extension shared the following: When drying a large quantity of herbs, a dehyd...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Over the past few years, it seems as though insects went mainstream. In spring of 2020, nightly news shows “buzzed” about the arriva...

CLIMATE CHANGE FOR EASTERN US: Dr. Marc Abrams, Penn State Professor of Forest Ecology and Tree Physiology, continued to share what he has seen in res...

It’s that time of the year when mornings come with frost and evenings come fast. For many critters, that means final preparations for coming winter. F...

Emotions and memory are a complicated pair. I’m sure we all have cringe-worthy memories that make us feel a bit anxious, or forlorn. Or happy memories...

SEASONS : We thought this would be a good time to share some poetry from Donald Neal of Bradford. This one is titled Autumn: The gray clouds linger in...

BOWL OF COLORS : For 57 years, Andy Heffner and his wife have been making the trek to the firemen’s monument in Oak Hill Cemetery to have a picnic and...

UNIVERSITY PARK – The grass is brown in central Pennsylvania. I don’t mind too much. I’d rather not mow. But we’re also seeing some trees starting to ...

HISTORY : One of our favorite parts of looking through the Era’s archives is reading the old advertisements for things you wouldn’t see today. Back in...

The leaves are starting to change, so what can the region expect for fall foliage this year? “It seems like we’ve been ushering in a pretty typical fa...

UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s easy to interpret green in forests as good, though that isn’t always the case. You might identify a mantle of green forests cov...

Colored leaves paint the hills running along U.S. Route 219, giving travelers a vibrant display of autumn colors.

Warm, wet weather is predicted to continue through the rest of September and most of October in the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Great Lakes regions, a...

Daylight increased slowly this particular morning; heavy clouds, cool air and high humidity seemingly absorbing the light rays. The silence was absolu...

The warmer temperatures are helping trees to start to bud their leaves. Spring may have finally arrived, bringing with it the April showers that bring...

One thing about hunting, if you walk far enough or even very little, you will take a tumble. There’s no doubt about it, it’s inevitable; one can only ...

The crackle and popping sounds of small stones being compressed under the wheels of my vehicle was a familiar sound. It was one that was most welcomed...

Can you feel it? Have you taken the time to simply pause in the early morning and take the time to soak in the wonderful world surrounding you this sp...