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On many northern Pennsylvania lakes, ice has been nice during an ‘old-fashioned winter’

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Ice fishing came early this winter to much of Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier.
While open water persisted in the southern half of the state, hard-water fishing was in full swing from Crawford to Tioga to Pike counties. Union City tackle shop owner Jerry Van Tassel said anglers were augering holes on natural Canadohta Lake by mid-December, giving vibes of winters long past.

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U.S. Steel fine for pollution in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River called ‘meager’

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Although U.S. Steel has been sanctioned for repeatedly leaking oil into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh, clean water advocates say the penalties are too lenient.
An agreement signed with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Nov. 20 requires the manufacturing giant to pay $135,000 and implement stronger controls to prevent future petrochemical sheening discharges from outfalls at its Mon Valley Works – Irvin Plant.

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Citizens groups battle to protect iconic Cumberland County trout stream in Pennsylvania

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Big Spring Creek in south-central Pennsylvania is one of fly-fishing guide Neil Sunday’s favorite waters.
The Class A tributary of Conodoguinet Creek and a sister to Letort Spring Run supports wild rainbow and brown trout and native brook trout as it wends for six miles through Cumberland County. The prospect of a warehouse complex spanning 1.36 million square feet near the stream’s headwaters has Sunday and other locals mobilized in what Sunday has described as a David and Goliath conservation battle.

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Three in running for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year designation

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Three waterways are in the running for Pennsylvania 2026 River of the Year, and the public gets to choose which will win.
The Conestoga River, Chillisquaque Creek, and the lower Schuylkill River have been nominated in a competition annually sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources since 1983 and administered by Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers.

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Treestand falls still the biggest threat to hunters

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A hunter who fell from a treestand in Pennsylvania’s Armstrong County as firearms deer season dawned was recovering from traumatic injuries in early December.
The victim tumbled from his ladder stand in a wooded area in South Buffalo Township at around 7 a.m. Nov. 29, according to Freeport EMS chief Jamison Hughes, who declined to provide his name. The man had been hunting on private property about 400 yards off Jonathan Road with a friend, who called 911, said Hughes.

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Sign of the season: Christmas Bird Count running full steam

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While some folks are counting the days until Christmas, others will be counting warblers, wrens and other winged critters as Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count gets underway.
As the world’s longest-running community science project, the avian census has been providing ornithologists with valuable data about bird species and numbers for 126 years.

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Pennsylvania hunter killed in a large deer drive

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A 26-year-old Amish man died after being shot by a member of his hunting party in Pennsylvania’s Juniata County Dec. 2 in terrain and weather that made emergency response difficult.
Floyd S. Wengerd, of Guys Mills, Crawford County, was shot during a deer drive involving 24 hunters in Milford Township and died three hours later in a Mifflin County hospital after a harrowing mountain rescue.

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Glampsites to be available at eight Pennsylvania state parks this spring

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A trendy type of camping that takes the rough out of roughing it will be available at eight Pennsylvania state parks early next year.
Glamping – short for glamorous camping – provides for a cushy outdoors experience with spacious beds with linens, coffee maker, mini fridge, electrical outlets, rug, lamps, ceiling fan, air conditioning, heat and even scent diffusers – all within a big safari-style tent.

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