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HARRISBURG – The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a virtual public hearing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday to examine the impa...

In the early years of this century, anglers, fishing guides and fisheries biologists were beginning to worry about the Susquehanna River, which had en...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Running buffalo clover, a perennial plant native to parts of the eastern U.S. and once thought to be extinct, now has been pronounc...

SOCIAL WASPS: The most common social wasps in Pennsylvania include paper wasps (Polistes species), yellowjackets (Vespula species), bald-faced hornets...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Computed tomography, or CT scanning, which combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around an organism and uses...

LOCAL POET: One of The Era’s subscribers and a Coudersport resident, Randy Lane, has published his own book of poetry. As we make this announcement du...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Without pollinators such as bees and butterflies, the world’s food supply would be reduced drastically, threatening the survival of ...

A popular living aquarium plant may be infested with zebra mussels, one of the most destructive invasive species, according to the Pennsylvania Fish a...

Invasive species have become a major threat to natural ecosystems. They impact our backyards, forests, fields, farms, streams, rivers, and lakes. Febr...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As the spotted lanternfly extension associate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Heather Leach often receives calls a...

It’s a new year and for many people, exercise and self-care are high on the list for new year’s resolutions. The Era rounded up some experiences, both...

STATE FOREST PRODUCTS REPORT: In Fall 2020, during National Forest Products Week, the Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council released a report det...

LOOKING FOR HELP: Candice Snyder of North Carolina has an interesting request. We hope that our readers might be able to help. Snyder writes, “My moth...

Monarch butterfly, get in line. Federal officials have acknowledged that the once ubiquitous orange-and-black visitor to backyards and gardens is a ca...

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service has signed the decision notice and finding of no significant impact for the East Branch Tionesta Creek project o...

AUSTIN — For anyone who’s ever discovered an animal skull during a woods-wandering and wondered what species it was from, here’s a chance to learn. Fr...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A study documenting bees that are reported to occur in Pennsylvania has found the presence of 437 species, including 49 never before...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Recent alarming news reports aside, Asian giant hornets — sometimes referred to, hyperbolically, as “murder hornets” — are not an im...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — A new self-led activity titled “Invasive Species Awareness Week” is available this week to participants at the Lillibridge Road prop...

MARIENVILLE — The Allegheny National Forest will be treating glossy and common buckthorn in the Laurel Mill Trail Area to improve forest health. The t...