HARRISBURG — The action is heating up on northcentral Pennsylvania’s elk range, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission once again is inviting people everywhere to view it in real time online. The Game Commission’s Elk Cam, a 24-7 livestream that can be accessed through www.pgc.pa.gov, ...
From Staff Reports Various activities will take place this weekend and next week at area state parks: Eagle Watch HOWARD — Enjoy an Eagle Watch at Bald Eagle State Park on Friday, Aug. 30, from 9-10 a.m. Meet at the Winter Boat Launch area. DiscoverE Butterflies HOWARD — On Friday, Aug. 30, from 1-2 p.m., you can learn more about Butterflies at Bald Eagle State Park. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center, below the Main Park Office. We will learn all about the lifecycle of butterflies and make an easy butterfly craft. If weather permits, we will also go outside and try ...
Maddie Carlini is no stranger to being up close and personal with various birds to attempt to band them for studying purposes. Her father for years was the regional director for the Pennsylvania Game Commission and she got to take part in bird banding over the years with him. Now, as an ...
The following are programs available this month at the local parks in our area: Stream Study at Little Pine WATERVILLE — Join the park naturalist on Friday, Aug. 23, at 3:30 p.m., at Little Pine State Park, 4205 Little Pine Creek Road, Waterville, for a “Stream Study” and explore an underwater community to find some different aquatic insects that call this creek home. Please wear shoes to get wet. Program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or high water. Meet at the footbridge at the Lower Picnic Area. What’s out at night hike WATERVILLE — Join the ...
I was standing along Pine Creek at 7:15 a.m.; the light was exquisite, the birds were singing their morning songs, and I was chatting with another photographer. As both of us visited, two birds flew over and into the trees behind us. Their quick flash of color and movement caught our ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the ...
