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Various local parks will offer programs that folks may be interested in attending. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The programs may be modified or cancelled in the event of severe weather or community guidelines. The Great Swamp Oak HOWARD — If you want to see the largest Swamp White Oak in Pennsylvania and learn facts and history, come on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m., to see for yourself this record-breaking tree growing right here in Bald Eagle State Park. After a short hike to the famous tree, the park naturalist will have an hour dedicated ...

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms, new research shows. Scientists studied a series of short videos of wild octopuses crawling, swimming, ...

Game Commission: 2025 turkey sighting survey reports due

The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s two-month survey on wild turkey sightings wrapped up on Aug. 31. Any sightings from July and August can be reported through Saturday, Sept. 6, through an online form at pgcforms.pa.gov/TurkeySightingSurvey, which can be accessed through the Game ...

In the Parks

Various local parks will offer programs that folks may be interested in attending. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The programs may be modified or cancelled in the event of severe weather or community guidelines. Wildflowers of Fall HYNER — On Saturday, Sept. 6, at 3:30 p.m., take a stroll around Hyner Run State Park with the naturalist to see the different “Wildflowers of Fall.” Meet at the amphitheater by the pool. Fall’s Ambience HYNER — On Saturday, Sept. 6, at 8 p.m., at Hyner Run State Park, join the naturalist for a relaxing ...

Shapiro Admin releases comprehensive trail data resource for state parks

HARRISBURG — The Shapiro Administration recently released the most complete digital trail data resource and data resource ever compiled for Pennsylvania state parks, mapping more than 1,750 miles of formal trails across 119 parks. The new digital trail information — now publicly ...

In the Parks

Various local parks will offer programs that folks may be interested in attending. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The programs may be modified or cancelled in the event of severe weather or community guidelines. Critters of the Creek WATERVILLE — On Saturday, Aug. 30, at 3:30 p.m., at Little Pine State Park, join the park naturalist for the program “Critters of the Creek,” and explore an underwater community to find some different aquatic insects that call this creek home. Meet at the footbridge at the Lower Picnic Area. Night Sky Tour ...