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(Virtual) CCC of Lycoming County On Thursday, June 8, at 9:30 a.m., the staff of Little Pine State Park will bring you the program "(Virtual) CCC of Lycoming County." Be advised that this program will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams and will not take place face to face at Little Pine State Park. Did you know that Pennsylvania had the second most amount of Civilian Conservation Corps Camps out of any other state? Eight of them were in Lycoming County. This program will look into some of the history of these CCC Camps. Registration is required to receive the link to the ...

Warblers

Spring is an exciting time for birders! The arrival of migrating ducks and other waterfowl in March sets the stage for the arrival, beginning in mid to late April through mid to late May and June, of a group of colorful, small, song birds, the warblers, that are migrating from Central and ...

Free, educational programs scheduled at Tiadaghton State Forest

WATERVILLE — Tiadaghton State Forest has scheduled a variety of free, family-friendly, indoor and outdoor educational programs (listed below) that will take place at numerous places in the district throughout the months of May and June. Registration is required for some events by contacting Vinny Curtis at (570) 753-5409x132 or vicurtis@pa.gov. The Tiadaghton Resource Management Center is located at 10 Lower Pine Bottom Road, Waterville, PA 17776. Friday, May 26 6 p.m. Woodland Wildflower Hike Location: Browns Run Trail (along PA-414) Come along on a 2-mile hike on a ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 19

Avis 9-10 VS Mill Hall 9-10 Avis Beau Meixel 100-7 Chad Marshall 100-6 Kevin Kline 97-2 Blake Meixel 96-5 Bob Marshall 95-4 Nathan Clinger 95-3 Matt Neiswonger 92-1 Nikol Meixel 91-2 Team 766-30 Juniors Beau Meixel 100-7 Blake Meixel 96-5 James Fausey 89-2 Mill Hall Karen Woods 97-6 Wyatt Corman 97-3 Lynn Woods 96-5 Jeff Koch 96-2 Jim Baney 95-1 Barry Johnson 94-3 Andy Kotzer 93-4 Keith Bittner 92-3 Team 760-27 Tylersville 0-19 VS Markovich Construction 19-0 Tylersville Reece Lucas 98-4 Tyler ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League Week 20

Tylersville 0-20 VS Avis 10-10 Tylersville Jeff Walizer 97-6 Tyler Lucas 97-5 Scott Weidler 94-1 Geary Walizer 93-2 Eric Brown 93-2 Matt Bonchack 92-3 Mike Bonchack 88-0 Reece Lucas 88-0 Team 742-19 Avis Chad Marshall 100-7 Beau Meixel 99-8 Blake Meixel 98-4 Nathan Clinger 97-4 Zach Meixel 94-2 James Fausey 93-2 Ron Marshall 93-1 Alan Foust 92-1 Team 766-39 Juniors Beau Meixel 99-8 Blake Meixel 98-4 James Fausey 93-2 Mill Hall 9-11 VS Liberty Township 11-9 Mill Hall Jim Baney 98-6 Karen ...

For Arbor Day, plant a tree resilient to climate change

Trees are long-term investments that often outlive the people who plant them. And with the world’s climate changing fast, we now need to consider whether the trees we plant today will be able to withstand the changing conditions in our gardens over the next 30, 50 or even 100 years. “Things are changing faster than the lifespan of trees,” said Daniel Herms, an entomologist specializing in the resiliency of trees at the research branch of the Davey Tree Expert Co., a landscaping firm based in Kent, Ohio. Over the next few decades, some trees will thrive and others won’t, ...