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Despite knowing where and when people hunt, Canada geese don’t flee far

UNIVERSITY PARK — Geese appear to understand when and where hunting takes place but are willing to risk the danger to stay close to resources and their primary habitats, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. In findings recently published in Landscape Ecology, the ...

Forest Health Briefing and Forest Landowners Conference slated for March

UNIVERSITY PARK — Hundreds of landowners, natural resources and forestry professionals and conservationists interested in forests will gather at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College on March 6-8 to learn about forest health and how to better care for their woodlands. The attraction will be two back-to-back events: the 2025 Forest Health Briefing and the 2025 Forest Landowners Conference, hosted by Penn State’s James C. Finley Center for Private Forests, Penn State Extension, the Division of Forest Health in the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and ...

Feedback received regarding Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries

At the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, committee member Nate Walters brought up a discussion regarding the Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania for 2025-29. The presentation was given by committee member Nate Walters. A ...