During a public meeting with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the prevalence of blotchy bass syndrome within smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers was brought up. Blotchy bass syndrome is hyper-pigmented melanistic skin lesions, which was first ...
It was cold and the wind was blowing hard but there I was with two friends, scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a “fallout” of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these kinds of conditions can be challenging, but also rewarding. We didn’t find many ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Pollutants known as “contaminants of emerging concern” or chemicals that could potentially harm human health and have been found in the environment, including pesticides, ingredients from personal care products, pharmaceuticals and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are increasingly found in streams and lakes. A team led by researchers at Penn State recently demonstrated the accuracy and utility of a new method to find even very low levels of these substances in surface waters. They reported their findings in the Science of the Total Environment. Emerging ...
Crackling fires have long been a gathering place where idyllic chestnuts are roasted, stories shared and souls warmed, whether around a hearth or at a campsite. Some folks cut their own wood and let it season, but most buy their wood without much thought about where it came from. As it ...
Ridge Crest Home Sales VS Mill Hall Ridge Crest 6-1 Chase Weise 100-6 Corey Lucas 99-3 Connor Bauman 98-7 Tom Reynolds 98-4 Navara Reynolds 98-2 Reed Willar 97-3 Bill Bridgens, Sr. 97-2 Scott Sorgen 96-3 Team Score 783-30 Mill Hall 3-4 Lynn Woods 98-3 Holly Baney 98-3 Jim Baney 96-5 Wyatt Corman 93-3 Keith Bittner 92-1 Tom Hamberger 89-0 Andy Kotzur 79-2 Dale Johnson 79-0 Team Score 724-17 Liberty Township VS Avis Liberty 4-3 Andy Lupton 100-9 Rick Bowman 98-2 Clayton Foster 97-2 Mary Kay Lupton 96-4 Don ...
It’s that time of year again. Fall migration is essentially over and, while we’ll miss most of the colorful bird species we enjoy in the spring and summer, there are a few arriving from northern latitudes and the boreal (northern) forest. These birds ought to get our attention and hold ...
