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National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Local News, Online Features
JODY GROSHEK McKean County Conservation District 
Feb 24, 2021
Our forests and fields are full of many kinds of plants. Are plants just plants? In northcentral Pennsylvania, there are a number of plants invading n...
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Burchfield: Time for winter maintenance
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 14, 2021
Over the course of this month and next, my travels will take me to a secluded hollow free from interruptions. A place to unwind some may say, yet whil...
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Burchfield: Food plot diversity
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 11, 2020
Late spring and early summer provides the backdrop for food plot and tree maintenance. In many cases, annual wildlife food plots become the center of ...
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Tree seedling maintenance begins
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 30, 2019
An old reverting field on our camp property supports a number of apple trees along with three pear trees. Come fall the pear trees are the first to dr...
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BACA students celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
May 04, 2019
Students from the Bradford Area Christian Academy celebrated Earth Day and National Arbor Day this year by participating in the Seedlings for Schools ...
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‘Round the Square for May 19, 2018
News, Round the Square
May 19, 2018
HABITATS: It was about a decade ago that volunteers worked with Collins Pine Co. to create a forest habitat for the woodcock on company property. The ...
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My Growing Tree program comes to Smethport
Local News, News, Online Features
Era photo by Fran De Lancey 
May 03, 2018
Jonah McKeirnan, a first grader at the Smethport Area Elementary School, proudly shows the Eastern Hemlock seedling that he received during the "My Gr...
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Arbor Day program presented at local schools
Local News, News, Online Features
Apr 28, 2018
The McKean County Conservation District celebrated Arbor Day by presenting the “My Growing Tree” program to students at the George G. Blaisdell Elemen...
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Lussier key speaker at Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum
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CODY C. HOUSLER Era Correspondent Eracodyh@gmail.com 
Apr 07, 2018
KANE — Dr. Jean-Martin Lussier was the key speaker at the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum Thursday night at the Kane Country Club where he presented his re...
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Seedlings for Schools program open
Local News, News
Feb 03, 2018
The Pennsylvania Game Commission once again is helping students learn about the vital role trees play in the environment. The Seedlings for Schools pr...
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Invasive species in the woods
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KIMBERLY BOHN Special to The Era 
Feb 28, 2017
(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...
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