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State police apprehend alleged serial poacher in Pennsylvania
Dallas, Pa. — A Monroe County man on indefinite hunting license revocation recently was charged with the unlawful possession of the remains of more than three dozen white-tailed deer. David Frantz Sr., 59, of Polk
Pennsylvania’s first state forest ATV recreation area set
Catawissa, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources plans to open the first motorized recreation area in a Pennsylvania state forest in summer 2023. To that end, the agency has released a
Forestry firefighters stay busy via travel
An unusually warm, dry spring in the Appalachian region and similar conditions in Ohio this fall have kept Ohio’s wildland firefighters busy for seven months this year.
NOAA labels this year’s algae bloom ‘moderately severe’
While a still-visible algal bloom remained in western Lake Erie into November, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finally scored this year’s harmful algal bloom (HAB) as a 6.8 on its severity index.
PolyMet opponents call for project permit to be voided
Opponents of PolyMet Mining Corp.’s project say state regulators should have included “end-of-pipe” limits on discharges of mercury, sulfates, and other pollutants in the water quality permit.
Pennsylvania looking for a new home for core samples
Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources plans to build a $6 million carbon capture, utilization research and storage facility in the area. The facility will house the Pennsylvania Geological Survey’s collection
DCNR to construct fish passage at Shikellamy Dam
Sunbury, Pa. — A new fish passage is planned for Shikellamy State Park’s Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam, benefiting American shad and eels that use the area during migration. The state Department of Conservation and
Serial turkey poacher’s trail included Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Ind. — An Indiana man who is the first to receive a lifetime hunting suspension from his home state included Pennsylvania in the eight-year-plus trail of turkey slaughter, according to the Indiana Department of
