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Inaugural ‘Pennsylvania Chestnut Festival’ promotes history and conservation efforts

Sydney Roach·January 31, 2025

The American chestnut is functionally extinct in North America. A new festival looks to celebrate the chestnut's history and raise awareness about its recovery efforts.

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The turkey vulture has a cast-iron stomach

Kate St. John·January 12, 2025

Vultures have such bulletproof digestive systems they can even eat anthrax. But their powerful stomachs also serve an important environmental function.

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‘So grotesque they’re beautiful’: Eastern hellbender may get federal protections

Zoë Read·January 3, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the eastern hellbender under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Conservation Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

A green book jacket with the name "Erika Howsare" at the top in yellow, black lettering reading "The Age of Deer" and an illustrated red deer jumping through the letters of the title.

New book about deer invites us to take a closer look at ourselves, too

Kara Holsopple·December 23, 2024

Erika Howsare's "The Age of Deer" investigates the relationship between deer and people throughout history.

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New report gathers priorities from Ohio River communities for restoring the watershed

Julie Grant·December 23, 2024

The report is a step in the effort to create a restoration plan for the 14-state Ohio River watershed that can attract federal funding.

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Get to know trees on a winter walk with Tree Pittsburgh

Kara Holsopple·December 19, 2024

Become a nature detective this winter to learn to identify trees by their shapes, seed pods and branch patterns.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

New federal funds to help native brook trout in Delaware River watershed

Zoë Read·December 12, 2024

More than $3 million will help conserve trout streams in the mountainous areas of New Jersey, northeast Pa. and the Catskills of New York.

Conservation Water Wildlife

Audubon Christmas Bird Count takes flight this month

Julia Fraser·December 12, 2024

It's the longest running citizen science project in the country happening from mid-December to early-January.

Conservation Wildlife

For Smart, Social Crows, Pennsylvania is a Warm Winter Oasis

Margaret Brittingham·December 12, 2024

During December, crows congregate in raucous urban roosts. Here's the lowdown on why they're here, and what they're up to.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

A white bird with a black cap and orange beak sits on an egg in the sand.

Common terns successfully breed at Presque Isle State Park for the first time in 60 years

Kara Holsopple·December 5, 2024

The shorebird species is endangered in Pennsylvania and two juveniles fledged their nest on sandy, Lake Erie beach in August.

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