An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air — making it a valuable green fertilizer — and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans in the event of a catastrophe or disaster, a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests.
Seven or eight years ago – after decades of trying – I decided to stop attempting to convince readers and leaders that the Game and Fish & Boat commissions should be merged, because having separate agencies is wasteful and expensive.
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country to manage fish, wildlife and natural resources this way – and the redundancies and inefficiencies are obvious – but since the Game Commission started raking in millions of dollars in shale gas receipts from beneath state game lands, it has seemed like a frivolous argument to make.
His answer was kinda muddled. He sounded nervous, probably because his agency looks bad making this move.
Notes off a soiled cuff: More on lobbying firms, license fees in Pennsylvania Read More »
Long-time Pennsylvania Game Commission watchers think the 62 people who testified at the Jan. 27 meeting is an all-time record.
During the height of the “deer wars” in the early 2000s, there were meeting crowds larger than the close to 200 who packed the agency’s Harrisburg’s auditorium and lobby Jan. 27, but never before did that many speak. Twenty-six of them – mostly zoo officials, trappers, conservation organization members and avowed animal protectionists – said they supported reintroduction of the pine marten.
After Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans gave his annual report to the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Feb. 8, senators wanted to talk about his agency’s land acquisition.
Sen. Scott Hutcinson, R- Butler, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Venango and Warren counties, asked Burhans whether the Game Commission had an upper limit on the amount of game lands acres it acquires and owns.
Senators say Pennsylvania Game Commission owns enough game lands Read More »
Some readers will disagree with the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision to give former agency wildlife biologist Gary Alt an award. But most will think the glimpse into history is interesting.
Pennsylvania has more organized coyote hunts than any other state, about two dozen. Increasingly, in other states, the public has found them to be barbaric.
Last month New York became the 10th state to ban coyote-hunting contests. Others include Maryland, Oregon, Washington, California, Vermont, New Mexico, Arizona, Massachusetts and Colorado.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Is Pennsylvania next to ban coyote hunting contests? Read More »
Our recent stories about the bear harvest being lower attracted a lot of attention from readers. One noted that he has dozens of trailcam bear photos captured on his farm in the last three years but none of a sow with cubs.
I asked him why the tragedy affected him so deeply, given that he didn’t know Seville, and his response will no doubt resonate with many aging hunters. “I will turn 69 in a few days, and I have had double hip replacements,” he said. “So I understand the challenge of treestands.
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