LOCK HAVEN — Have you been noticing that many deciduous trees throughout the area are covered in browned, dying leaves and branches? The culprit for most of these trees is the lasting effects of the 17-year emergence of Brood XIV cicadas earlier this year. Thankfully, as Illinois ...
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. Sunday Stroll Join the park naturalist at Bald Eagle State Park on July 13 for a 1-mile guided walk along part of the Skyline Trail. Meet at the Skyline Trailhead on Skyline Drive at 10 a.m. for the Sunday Stroll. World of Bats On Friday, July 18, at 8:15 p.m., at Little Pine State Park, there will be a program called “World of ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the U.S. ...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission again is seeking input from the public in surveying wild turkeys this summer. The Annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. Public participation is important for turkey population management. Survey data allow the agency to ...
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. Bird Bingo Join us on Saturday, June 28, for Bird Bingo — a program to teach birding beginners about the different bird species that can be found in Bald Eagle State Park. Beginning at 10 a.m., we will be taking a 1.5-mile scenic walk of portions of the Woapalanne and Butterfly trails in an attempt to get as many Bingos as possible! ...
Planting trees has plenty of benefits, but this popular carbon-removal method alone can't possibly counteract the planet-warming emissions caused by the world's largest fossil-fuel companies. To do that, trees would have to cover the entire land mass of North and Central America, according to ...
