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Turtle Creek restoration in Pennsylvania is a poster child for cooperation

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Great things are happening in the Turtle Creek watershed.
A limestone-influenced wild brown trout stream, Turtle Creek flows through wooded and mixed agricultural lands in southeastern Union County, Pa., before it joins the Susquehanna River south of Lewisburg. Turtle Creek and many of its tributaries had steep eroding banks with too-wide channels, and the streams were choked with sediment. Almost all of the streams in the watershed were listed as impaired by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

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Dam removal on Spring Creek in Pennsylvania aims to restore natural flows

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The removal of two old low-head dams on Centre County’s Spring Creek in Pennsylvania began in late July and continues into August.
The project involves eliminating two dams that were infrastructure associated with Benner Spring and Bellefonte state fish hatcheries. The dams were constructed by and owned by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

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Waterways officers from Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission seek higher pay

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Police forces and conservation departments across the United States are experiencing a recruitment and retention problem. According to four presenters at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s summer meeting, no department is in worse shape than the agency’s.
Numbers demonstrate the seriousness of the issue. A few members of the public usually take advantage of the public comment period at the beginning of each commission meeting. The July 22 meeting was unique because four of those presenters worked for the agency.

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Plans moving forward on Pennsylvania’s three new state parks

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Plans are moving forward on Pennsylvania’s three newly created state parks. The first new infrastructure is expected to be built in 2025.
“All of this takes time,” said Wesley Robinson, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources press secretary. “New state parks just don’t pop up out of nowhere. We need time to plan for the comfort of the people who will be using the parks, as well as protecting the flora and fauna and the natural habitats that make our state parks special.”

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Commentary: Do Pennsylvania trout fishing regulations need to be this complicated?

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A friend recently emailed me, asking what the trout fishing regulations were on a stream that flows through his property. The stream was a popular trout fishing destination – Fishing Creek. The title of his email was “State of Confusion.”
I am a lifelong trout fisherman, and I have fished the stream in question, so I thought that this would be an easy question to answer. My friend even helped by providing screen shots of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission interactive stream map, and shots from the regulation booklet.

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Sandhill cranes may be moving into Pennsylvania

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Bird populations are often changing – some populations contract their range, while others expand. One bird species that appears to be extending its range into the Keystone State is the sandhill crane.
In early July, Kateri McGaw sighted a strange long-legged bird near her home in Martinsburg, Blair County. Upon looking it up, she discovered that it was a sandhill crane. She shared her find with a few friends and relatives.

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Reservoir upgrade in Blair County, Pa., to boost trout streams

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Work is nearly completed on a $25 million reservoir remake on Bells Gap Run in Blair County. Pa.
The improvements will bring the dam up to safety standards required by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The upgrades also will allow for a cold-water discharge into Bells Gap Run.
“I am thrilled that the dam will now have a bottom release of cold water into Bells Gap Run,” Little Juniata River Association President Bill Anderson said.

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Some of the biggest coyotes ever taken in Pennsylvania’s Mosquito Creek contest shot this year

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The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen Club, in Clearfield County, Pa., recently finished its 33rd annual coyote hunt. For the first time in hunt history, the top three entries all weighed over 50 pounds.
With thousands of coyotes entered over the 32 previous hunts, only 10 topped 50 pounds. Mosquito Creek holds the largest and longest-running coyote contest in Pennsylvania.

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Cooperative trout nurseries in Pennsylvania getting extra attention

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The Fish & Boat Commission is reaffirming the importance of Pennsylvania’s cooperative trout nursery program.
Twenty-five cooperative trout nursery managers and volunteers gathered at the Moshannon Community Center Feb. 24 in a luncheon meeting sponsored by the agency. The session was held to teach better ways for the co-ops to manage their trout, as well as how to fill out the Fish & Boat Commission’s new “Notice of Stocking” form.

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