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June 17, 2025

Ohio conference shines spotlight on big factory farms’ impact on water quality

At a May event, the Lake Erie Waterkeepers hosted a conference called, “Assessing Manure in Williams (Ohio) and Steuben (Indiana) Counties in the Lake Erie Watershed.”
Several presenters from Iowa to Mayland spoke of health and environmental enforcement, or lack of it, at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in their states. Hosted by the Bryan Eagles in Ohio’s Williams County, several residents and those from adjacent Steuben County in Indiana listened as some testified about the horror they are going through with rapidly proliferating facilities surrounding their communities.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission has big plans for its new Pymatuning center

Pymatuning is home to the largest reservoir and one of the biggest state parks in Pennsylvania, and the Game Commission is making a big investment to put its footprint back in the area.
Last month the agency broke ground for the new Pymatuning Wildlife Learning Center, an $8.8 million facility encompassing 9,000 square feet dedicated to education. A grand opening is planned for spring of 2027.

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Giant flathead catfish caught in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill River

Not long before this issue’s deadline, a South Philadelphia angler hooked an enormous fish in the Schuylkill River a few blocks from his home.
The monster engulfed a lure on the first cast of the day. After an epic struggle, he landed a flathead catfish that weighed more than 72 pounds on his scale – well over the 66-pound state record.

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