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Influenza suspected in recent snow goose mortalities

Avian influenza is suspected to have caused the deaths of hundreds of snow geese found at a Northampton County quarry. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is coordinating a response to this incident that includes safe removal, testing and disposal of these birds. Those encountering other sick or ...

Nature’s Ade

Everyone enjoys a refreshing cold drink in hot weather, and any convenience store offers a head-spinning array of beverages to quench that summer-time thirst. But there’s an alternative to the glitzy over-packaging and hyper-sugared products of the corporate beverage industry. It’s an ...

Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

Best and worst places to live

AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...

A Prairie place

How far do you think you’d need to drive to see a prairie? To Iowa? Minnesota? Somewhere on the far side of Ohio? Do prairies even still exist? The answers might surprise. Prairies do still exist, but only as a tiny fraction of their original extent. And you can see one as near as ...