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Neely grew up in Clarion County fishing for stocked trout because they were the only trout local streams supported.
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Neely grew up in Clarion County fishing for stocked trout because they were the only trout local streams supported.

Nearly 16 years ago on a secluded back road in Adams County, Pa., Wildlife Conservation Officer Dave Grove was shot and killed while investigating a poaching incident.
He was alone. If Grove had someone

Rivers and streams across Pennsylvania regularly test positive for harmful levels of fecal-related bacteria, according to a newly released report from PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center.
More than half of 653 monitoring sites sampled

Easing along a favorite stretch of local trout stream, I stopped to inspect a hole in the streambank where a small feeder creek trickled into it. Once I became more intentionally observant, I noted small

Grassland bird communities, which include Henslow sparrows, upland sandpipers, northern harriers, Eastern meadowlarks and other ground-nesting species that rely on open, treeless habitats, have suffered some of the most alarming declines due largely to loss

A recently introduced bill in the state Senate would restrict the abilities of Pennsylvania Game Commission game wardens from entering private property beyond the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling gutting the Open Fields Doctrine here.<br

After decades covering public policymaking related to hunting, fishing and natural resources management in Pennsylvania, when an unpopular decision is made that makes no sense to me, I always figure there are things I don’t

Should you find yourself on Route 219 near Johnstown, Cambria County, headed south near the Windber exit, take a glance westward (right) from the highway. You can’t miss what ignited the imagination of four friends

Three Pennsylvania lakes are among Bassmaster’s best 25 bass fishing destinations in the northeastern U.S. in 2026.
Presque Isle Bay/Lake Erie central basin, Shenango River Lake, and Pymatuning Reservoir – all in northwestern Pennsylvania
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