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WARREN — With Spring comes the ideal weather conditions for conducting prescribed burning. Residents in and around the Allegheny National Forest may s...

iMapInvasives is an online, geographic data management system that is used by citizen scientists and natural resource professionals to house invasive ...

Invasive species are a national ecological threat to our outdoor places and ecosystems. They impact our backyards and places where we hike, camp, fish...

Jellyfish: The jellyfish is a marvel of nature that becomes a bit of a water hazard for swimmers, surfers and others hoping to enjoy the water on a ho...

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 — “Lingering ash.” That’s what the U.S. Forest Service calls the relatively few green and white ash trees that survive the emerald ash...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Selective browsing by white-tailed deer has been blamed by many for changing the character and composition of forest understories in...

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...

BEES : Today is National Honey Bee Day. In the world today, there are 19,000 different species of bees, and they are responsible for pollinating 30% o...

More PA wildlife facts: Opossums are another species that are likely to share the night with area residents who head out for a drive or spend time out...

SALAMANDERS: Salamanders are nocturnal. They typically hide under rocks or in other cool places during daylight hours, coming out to eat in the cooler...

AUSTIN — A program on invasive plants, and how fields, forests and streams are under attack by the vegetation, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturd...

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a week-long series of stories marking National Invasive Species Awareness week in conjunction with the McKean Cou...

With the hullabaloo about invasive plants, we may wonder how bad are they and why we should worry? Are plants just plants? Natural ecosystems evolved ...

Invasive species are a national ecological threat to the outdoor places we love; from our backyards to where we hike, camp, fish, hunt, and enjoy. Feb...

KANE — The April 11 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature Nicole Chinnici, laboratory director of the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory in East Stro...

ANIMALS : Remember our recent column about the history of bison in this region? The reader who told us about the pamphlet we described wrote back to r...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District will be using a $200,000 grant to benefit aquatic species in the Upper Allegheny Watershed. On Tue...

TODAY: Today is a big day for the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce — it’s Oktoberfest and the chamber’s 26th annual public auction. Doors open at 5:3...

Having watched many TV documentaries, I wasn’t particularly interested in hunting blue or black wildebeest. Watching thousands of them galloping acros...