If you're planning to take part in the four-day, global Great Backyard Bird Count this month (Feb. 17-20), or if you just love birds, there's plenty of gear and goods to help you enjoy them. RECOGNIZING AND RECORDING Merlin and eBird are the apps recommended by the count's organizers to ...
I’m what’s known in the birding world as a “chaser” — someone who travels out of their home area following reports of rare or unusual birds. While I love the local usual suspects, meandering around just to see what I see in my favorite parks and preserves, there’s something ...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Don’t feed the bears! Wildlife biologists and forest rangers have preached the mantra for nearly a century at national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite, and for decades in areas where urban development increasingly invaded native wildlife habitat. But don’t feed the birds? That may be a different story — at least for one bird species at Lake Tahoe. Snowshoe and cross-country ski enthusiasts routinely feed the tiny mountain chickadees high above the north shore of the alpine lake on the California-Nevada border. The black-capped birds of Chickadee Ridge ...
BELLEFONTE — With spring just around the corner, the Centre County Conservation District is now accepting orders for the annual Tree Seedling Sale. Proceeds from the sale are utilized to sponsor environmental education programs, including the annual Centre County Envirothon. Seedling varieties include: Norway Spruce, Serbian Spruce, Austrian Pine, Eastern White Pine, Hornbeam (Ironwood), Persimmon, Spicebush and Sweet Gum. Trees are sold in bundles of 10 bare-rooted seedlings. Fruit tree varieties include: Apple Tree Package: Freedom and Liberty (one of each for pollination); ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Since the Spotted Lanternfly’s unwelcome arrival in Berks County, Pa. in 2014, researchers have been working tirelessly to learn more about the invasive pest, now confirmed in 45 Pennsylvania counties and reported in surrounding states. “Native to Asia, the Spotted ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — David DeWalle, Penn State Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology, has been awarded the 2023 Warren A. Hall Medal from the Universities Council on Water Resources. The Warren A. Hall Medal is a memorial established to recognize exceptional accomplishments and distinction of an individual in the water resources field. The medal is the council’s most prestigious award and is presented to those who have demonstrated a career-long commitment to exemplary interdisciplinary scholarship and academic excellence in water resources. Over a career in Penn State’s College ...
