PA Game Commission tables plans to reintroduce the American marten
Despite overwhelming public support for reintroducing the American marten, the Game Commission wants more input from hunters, who were lukewarm about the plan.
Conservation
The turtle takeover of Lake Erie
So many people have released their pet red-eared sliders into Lake Erie that the turtle is now an invasive species, out-competing native turtles.
Pennsylvania gets $101 million to clean up old mines
Pennsylvania has 200,000 acres of abandoned mine land and more than 5,000 miles of streams contaminated by abandoned mine runoff.
Meet the nominees for Pennsylvania’s 2024 River of the Year
Two rivers in western Pennsylvania, and one in the northeastern part of the state are vying for the title and a $10,000 grant.
Pa. Outdoor Corps seeking young adults crew members
Pa. Outdoor Corps is now hiring young adults – ages 18 to 25 – across the state for construction projects, trail maintenance and other outdoor jobs on public land.
Can plants make music? The plant musician says ‘yes’
A plant music machine supposedly harnesses the electricity in plants and then turns those impulses into musical notes.
COP28 Roundup: Food, Health, Disaster Relief and the Oceans
The UN climate negotiations ended in Dubai with an agreement that finally acknowledges moving away from fossil fuels. What else happened?
Neighbors are fighting a proposed campsite in Big Elk Creek State Park
Residents worry about noise, lights, traffic and air pollution from campfires. DCNR said the proposal meets the demand for more camping in the state.
Non-native beetles, flies introduced in effort to save hemlock trees in Allegheny National Forest
Hemlock woolly adelgid is a non-native, invasive insect that threatens to decimate eastern hemlock trees.
DCNR wants you to pick Pennsylvania’s River of the Year
The Allegheny, Lackawaxen and Youghiogheny are up for River of the Year. The group that nominated the winning river will get $10,000 for a river project.
