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Notes off a soiled cuff: Debate over stocking wild trout streams more heated than ever in Pennsylvania

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The debate over stocking hatchery fish into any streams that could and should support wild brook trout has become more heated than ever. And now there is a new voice in the argument – the Pennsylvania Wild Trout Coalition (see this story).
The Fish & Boat Commission has made progress on this issue, but continues to stock streams wild trout advocates say it should not. One of the leading wild trout proponents is former Fish & Boat Commission executive director John Arway, a board member of the new wild trout coalition.

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Penn State study shows industrial noise doesn’t alter bluebirds’ cognitive ability

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Scientists have long wondered whether loud, human-caused noise interferes with wild animals’ cognition – their ability to think and learn – by causing stress, distraction or making it harder for them to focus.
The results of a novel study of Eastern bluebirds conducted by a team of researchers at Penn State suggests that, at least in some cases, short-term noise doesn’t affect them much.

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Trophy catfish plan advances for Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers

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Just a few days after the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission put the finishing touch on its plan to create a trophy catfish fishery in the state’s western rivers, the agency again stocked thousands of blue catfish in the Ohio River here.
At its meeting in Harrisburg July 27, the agency’s Board of Commissioners gave final approval to new regulations for catfish species in the Ohio River Basin.

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Study says Pennsylvania game lands don’t hurt the state’s counties

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State game lands have a huge positive impact on the state’s economy and don’t inhibit private development or shortchange local municipal coffers. That’s the conclusion of a study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
The report from the study, conducted by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Industrial Economics, Incorporated, was unveiled at the commission’s July 10 quarterly meeting.

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund keeps drawing legislators’ attention

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund exceeding $500 million – fed by proceeds from Marcellus shale natural gas receipts from the game lands – continues to draw attention in Harrisburg as lawmakers struggle to fund the state budget.

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty of bills popping up that would impact Pennsylvania’s outdoor users

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More than a few lawmakers want to initiate actions that affect hunting, trapping and fishing. Mostly they mean well; sometimes they don’t. And it’s not just in Pennsylvania.

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How effective is prescribed fire in killing invasive woody plants? Pennsylvania study examines the issue

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Invasive woody plants present a major ecological challenge in eastern U.S. forests by outcompeting native species and spreading quickly, forming dense thickets that crowd out native plants and disrupt ecosystems.
Land managers have tried, with some success, to use prescribed fire to kill them, but is it effective?

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Would baiting of deer create tension between neighbors in Pennsylvania?

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We’ve had a lot of strange messages from readers over the years, but this one left in late May takes the cake:
“I’m calling about a dead deer right along Rt. 119 just as you’re leaving Jefferson County, going into Clearfield County,” the caller said.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Would baiting of deer create tension between neighbors in Pennsylvania? Read More »

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