Ohio Mixed Bag: Sportsman’s Expo will run March 14-16 in Columbus
Staff and News Reports
March 11, 2025
This year’s Open Season Sportsman’s Expo at the state fairgrounds will run from March 14-16.
Nature
Public help needed in Ohio’s bald eagle nest count
DNR Report
March 11, 2025
Columbus — The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is conducting a statewide bald eagle nest census in 2025 and is requesting the public’s help to locate active eagle nests. Observers may report bald eagle
Mitch Oswald steps into ‘conduit’ role with Illinois DNR
Kaleigh Gabriel
March 11, 2025
The Illinois DNR has a new Field Operations Section Head, as Mitch Oswald stepped into the role in late November. Oswald previously worked for USDA’s Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Service. At DNR, he filled
Tests disclose Pittsburgh crows died from avian flu
Deborah Weisberg
March 11, 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza – often referred to as HPAI – recently was confirmed in American crows in Allegheny County, adding to the number of cases surfacing across Pennsylvania.
About 50 dead crows were
Star Watch: Get to know Sirius, our brightest star
Bob Drieslein
March 10, 2025
Astronomers say that of the thousands of stars visible to us in the northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest of them all. Yet, I doubt that it is as familiar to most people as the
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Whitewater release into Tohickon Creek for annual boating event in Bucks County
Staff and News Reports
March 10, 2025
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will release water from Lake Nockamixon into Tohickon Creek on Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, creating prime whitewater conditions for boaters in Bucks County.
New York DEC advises public of hazardous conditions in the Adirondacks and Catskills
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
March 10, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is advising visitors to the Adirondacks and Catskills of unsafe winter conditions in the backcountry due to this week’s fluctuating weather. Warmer temperatures will create hazardous
Are snowy owls in trouble? It’s a topic wide open to debate
Bob Zink
March 9, 2025
I remember clearly my first encounter with a snowy owl. I was driving in western Minnesota, in Pope County, looking for winter birds, when I noticed a white object sitting on top of a light
Nature Smart: A wolf encounter worth the wait in Yellowstone
Stan Tekiela
March 9, 2025
Wolves in a snowy landscape are my winter photography focus in Yellowstone National Park. We make every effort to locate and position ourselves to capture images of these amazing creatures. This was the case recently,
