Bigfoot hoax turns up in neighboring Pennsylvania
From our sister paper, Pennsylvania Outdoor News – and just in time for Halloween – comes an interesting Bigfoot tale.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Hemlock trees under attack in New York, Pennsylvania
I have a special fondness for hemlock trees because to me they symbolize the very essence of the northwoods. Between New York and Pennsylvania, I bow hunt from at last six different treestands and they are all hung in hemlock trees. The thick branches of a hemlock give me plenty of cover and even offer some protection from a light…
Camp kids help fight spotted lanternfly
As part of a week that included hiking, kayaking and swimming, campers were given a primer on the insect from Asia.
Piping plovers, common terns making conservation history on Presque Isle
For the second consecutive year, a pair of federally endangered piping plovers are raising chicks on Presque Isle State Park’s Gull Point. Further heightening this breaking conservation news is the nesting of a pair of state-endangered common terns on the same beach, maybe the first time both species have nested there since the mid-20th century.
Time running out for leaf-peepers across Minnesota, Great Lakes region
Could be the last weekend to see the last of the peak fall colors in many areas.
In Pennsylvania, too much love for ultra-popular state parks?
Crush of visitors is taking a toll on parks – “We jokingly say here we’re being loved to death by our visitors.”
Pennsylvania opening additional state forest roads for hunting, outdoors activities
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Thursday, Sept. 28 that hunters and other outdoors enthusiasts heading into Pennsylvania’s state-owned woodlands this autumn will find additional roads open in 18 of the 20 state forest districts. According to agency secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, “The Bureau of Forestry is opening more than 540 miles of state…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling over gas drilling in forests hailed as ‘landmark’ decision
The 45-page decision could make it more difficult to lease state forests for oil and gas drilling, and it could force governments to be more careful about allowing development that would damage public lands, wildlife, groundwater, rivers and air quality.
Pennsylvania launches ‘Think Outside’ initiative
Initiative promoting state parks and forestlands as invaluable learning tools of higher education.
$45 million pegged for outdoors in Pennsylvania
More than 260 projects across Pennsylvania expected to create new recreational opportunities, conserve natural resources and help revitalize local communities.
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