Pa. Game Commission temporarily expands Sunday hunting, hopes for permanent change next year
Thanks to a state law passed in 2019, Sunday hunting is allowed for three consecutive weekends in mid-November and early December.
Conservation
Removing a popular dam for safety and fish
Since Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and American Rivers partnered to remove the Woodland Dam along Little Sewickley Creek in 2015, fish populations have rebounded.
Pennsylvania receives another round of record-level federal funding for coal mine cleanups
Pennsylvania is receiving nearly $245 million for the third year to clean up abandoned mine lands and treat coal-polluted waterways.
This group wants to help you make your yard more wild
Wild Ones wants to help people plant yards and gardens that nurture the Earth rather than harm it. This fall, try leaving the leaves in your yard to help wildlife.
Nonprofit preserves family land in Susquehanna County for future generations to enjoy
A 400-acre property was in the Peck family for almost a century: "It really needs to be saved as a splendid place, and the Countryside Conservancy is just the ticket for that.”
Help wanted: Collect spotted lanternflies so scientists can track them
Researchers from Saint Vincent College and Chatham University aim to build an archive to learn about invasive spotted lanternflies in western Pennsylvania over time.
New book looks at winners and losers in Pennsylvania environmental history
“Cradle of Conservation” examines how people have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now.
New law requires native vegetation on Pennsylvania highways
PennDOT must select native plants that will thrive in plant hardiness zones and under environmental conditions along highways.
An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently
Jessica Hernandez says Indigenous science and knowledge can make conservation more holistic and help us solve our toughest environmental problems.
A new report recommends ways to keep Pennsylvania wildlife and drivers safe
Wildlife corridors connect species with habitat and prevent vehicle collisions. Corridors can be anything from culverts or bridges to a series of connected land.
