Annual Sojourn Promotes River Recreation and Education Andy KubisJune 21, 2019 From Johnstown to Apollo, the canoe trip floated through deep gorges, Class 2 rapids and historic towns. ConservationRecreationWaterWild Pennsylvania
Decades after ‘Silent Spring,’ peregrine falcons thrive on Rachel Carson Building Katie MeyerMay 31, 2019 The falcons, once completely wiped out in Pennsylvania, have settled on the 15th floor ledge of a building that’s home to DEP. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
How This Landowner is Helping to Protect Endangered Species Julie GrantMay 31, 2019 Bats and songbirds are in trouble in Pennsylvania. The government has turned to private landowners to help protect their habitat. Here’s the story of one those landowners. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
New Effort to Capture Invasive Turtles Pet Owners Release Onto Presque Isle Amy SiskMay 31, 2019 It's actually illegal to release turtles, like the red-eared slider into the wild. The turtles, which can live 30 years, are bad for native species. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
Wolf Rejects Senate’s Infrastructure Proposal Funded by Forest Drilling Katie MeyerMay 31, 2019 Senate Republicans say lifting Wolf's moratorium on new drilling in state forests could raise about a billion dollars a year. ConservationEnergyPoliticsWild Pennsylvania
Bee Watchers Needed Kara HolsoppleMay 24, 2019 Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers. ConservationFood and AgricultureWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update
Former Minelands Get an Ecological Do-Over Andy KubisMay 24, 2019 Replanting reclaimed mine sites with native trees is part of an effort to do mine reclamation right a second time around. ConservationWild Pennsylvania
How to Save Bats as Wind Energy Expands Kara HolsoppleMay 17, 2019 The number of wind turbines is expected to quadruple 2050. How do we keep bats from getting killed? Climate ChangeConservationEnergyWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
Trying to Keep Bats Flying in the Face of an Epidemic Reid FrazierMay 17, 2019 White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats. Researchers are trying a novel way to control the fungus that causes it. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
Study: Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Increasing in Pennsylvania Steph KraneMay 17, 2019 Looking at more than a century of tick samples, researchers say the reforesting of Pennsylvania has led to the increase of blacklegged ticks. ConservationHealthWild Pennsylvania
