Molly Jo Stanley puts her ear to the leafy forest floor
Molly Jo Stanley, southeast Ohio regional director for the Ohio Environmental Council, examines a mushroom in the Wayne National Forest. Photo: Julie Grant / The Allegheny Front

Episode for September 4, 2026

A morel mushroom hunter is willing to share his expertise but not his best morel hotspots, which are a family secret that’s been passed down for generations. There’s an underground network between fungi and roots that allows trees to communicate in forests. Our environmental guide through Pennsylvania continues, and this time we’re chasing waterfalls. There are now over 30 routes and 2,000 miles for gravel cyclists to ride in northeastern Pennsylvania.  

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Less traffic, more fun: Gravel biking routes launched throughout the Endless Mountains