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A Pennsylvania Hunter Talks Trump, Drilling and the Politics of the Great Outdoors

Julie Grant·January 13, 2017

Many hunters and fishermen fear that leasing public lands for oil and gas wells will destroy wildlife habitat. But hunter Randy Santucci isn’t worried. And he can show you why.

Energy Politics Recreation

This Week, Outside #3: The Iceman Climbeth

The Allegheny Front·January 1, 2017

From epic ice cliffs to a gang of talking New Year's turkeys, the Pennsylvania winter is already giving us some great memories in 2017.

Recreation This Week Outside Wildlife

‘Crumb Rubber’ Fields Spark Health Debate at Pittsburgh-Area Schools

Mary Niederberger·October 21, 2016

Pittsburgh-area schools have invested big money in modern artificial surfaces for football and soccer fields. But there's growing concern that they may pose a health risk.

Health Recreation

Peak Colors are Coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania This Week

Kara Holsopple·October 14, 2016

Leaves have already gone red, orange and yellow in much of the higher elevations of northern Pennsylvania. But the southwestern and central parts of the state should get their turn starting this weekend.

Recreation Wildlife

Elk Mating Really Gets Pennsylvania Going

Megan Harris·October 14, 2016

Thousands of visitors are flocking to Elk County to take in one of the wildest wildlife rituals of the Pennsylvania fall.

Recreation Wildlife

These Guys Are On a Mission To Understand Our Urban Forests

Kara Holsopple·July 22, 2016

The U.S. Forest Service inventories the types and condition of trees all across the country. And now, the agency is expanding that effort to better understand our urban forests.

Recreation Wildlife

What’s New at Allegheny County’s Nine County Parks

Kara Holsopple·July 8, 2016

In an era of dwindling public revenues, Allegheny County has had to get creative to keep one of the largest county park systems in the Northeast looking like one of the best.

Recreation

Inside the “Living Memorial” at the Flight 93 Crash Site

Kara Holsopple·June 17, 2016

The Flight 93 memorial in western Pennsylvania is one of the most unique national memorials, harnessing the power of nature to tell a nuanced story of tragedy and renewal.

Conservation Culture Recreation

National Park ‘BioBlitzes’ Turn Kids into Citizen Scientists

Julie Grant·June 17, 2016

The National Park Service needs you and your kiddo to help document biodiversity in the country's national parks for its centennial celebration.

Recreation

Kyle Beger, 28, of St. Joseph, Missouri, visits "The Angle" at the Gettysburg battlefield, June 17, 2015. The site marks the place where Confederate soldiers briefly broke the Union line during Pickett's Charge on the third day of the battle. Photo: Lou Blouin

Gettysburg Battlefield Gets an Extreme Makeover

Lou Blouin·June 17, 2016

Twenty years ago, Gettysburg was so overgrown, visitors literally had to trudge through forests to experience legendary spots on the battlefield. So the National Park Service decided to do something (epic) about it.

Culture Recreation

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A Pennsylvania Hunter Talks Trump, Drilling and the Politics of the Great Outdoors

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‘Crumb Rubber’ Fields Spark Health Debate at Pittsburgh-Area Schools

Peak Colors are Coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania This Week

Elk Mating Really Gets Pennsylvania Going

These Guys Are On a Mission To Understand Our Urban Forests

What’s New at Allegheny County’s Nine County Parks

Inside the “Living Memorial” at the Flight 93 Crash Site

National Park ‘BioBlitzes’ Turn Kids into Citizen Scientists

Gettysburg Battlefield Gets an Extreme Makeover