Trump administration wants to end Roadless Rule, including in the Allegheny National Forest
The Roadless Rule protects 25,000 acres in the Allegheny National Forest, including Hearts Content, which contains old-growth forest.
Recreation
Coudersport Ice Mine, which naturally grows ice in summer, sees busiest year since reopening in 2014
Visitors come from all over the U.S. and the world to Potter County to see the icy mine. This summer, one of the hottest since 2014, has had the most ice.
Elk Mating Really Gets Pennsylvania Going
Thousands of visitors are flocking to Elk County to take in one of the wildest wildlife rituals of the Pennsylvania fall.
Campgrounds at Raystown Lake to reopen in phased rollout starting Friday
Susquehannock and Nancy's Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds will open this week, followed by Seven Points Campground on Friday, September 5.
How volunteers are restoring Pennsylvania’s trails to withstand climate change
Trail managers are rethinking management strategies as climate change brings more heavy rains, flooding and invasive species.
New law could speed up removal of abandoned boats in Pittsburgh rivers
A new state law signed streamlines the process of removing abandoned and derelict boats sitting on the side of the road and sinking in rivers and lakes.
A Hike Through the Incomparable Dolly Sods Wilderness
The Dolly Sods Wilderness is the site of an annual nature walk called the West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage.
Lawmaker says bill to repeal Sunday hunting ban in Pa. rooted in environmentalism
Democrat Mandy Steele proposed the bill because she says hunting protects farmers’ crops and important forest ecology.
Recreational barge comes to Pittsburgh’s North Side to bring people to the riverfront
Shore Thing, a 4,800 square foot recreational barge, will offer food, drinks, live music, yoga classes and more along Pittsburgh's North Shore.
Pennsylvania researchers see tick population and related diseases ticking up
Pennsylvania’s Tick Research Lab says it is tracking significantly more ticks this spring. The lab tests ticks for pathogens free of charge.
