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Armstrong County bridge preservation could be delayed by federally-protected bird
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (702+ words) One of the fastest animals on Earth may be causing a delay. A federally protected peregrine falcon could delay a $9-million Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project in Armstrong County. The bird has nested with at least one chick under the…...
Tom Succop leaves nature, architecture, philanthropy legacy behind
1+ week, 6+ day ago (646+ words) Thomas C. Succop's community efforts spread far and wide, ranging from involvement in local education and boards of local businesses to supporting environmental initiatives in Canada and Haiti. Succop, the man who donated his family's land to the Audubon Society of…...
Take a spring bird walk at Moraine State Park
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (381+ words) Butler Eagle - News Local News News By Location Government Education Crime & Courts Police Reports Butler County's Most Wanted Health Business News Agriculture Real Estate Transfers Tax Sales Jobless Figures Business Matters Beyond Butler County Pennsylvania News National News International News…...
Butler County commissioners award $81, 000 in local park renovation grants
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) Butler County commissioners awarded $81, 030 in local park renovation grants to a dozen municipalities for various projects. The grants were announced at a Wednesday, April 8, board of commissioners meeting. The grants cover up to $10, 000 toward the cost of a renovation project,…...
Bald eagle bonanza in Pittsburgh with 5 chicks at 2 nests
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (786+ words) PITTSBURGH " Pittsburgh has never seen two nests with a total of five eaglets live-streamed at the same time. After recovering from endangered status, bald eagles now have nests throughout the region. The first live webcam, installed for the 2014 breeding season…...
U. S. Steel bald eagles" first egg of the year hatches
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (190+ words) Stella and Irvin " the bald eagle pair who call a nest at U. S. Steel's Mon Valley Works' Irvin plant home " welcomed their first eaglet of the year Sunday, March 29. USS9, a name denoting it as the ninth eaglet born in the nest,…...
Preserving Our Future: Why Farmland Preservation Matters in Butler County
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) For family farms, preservation can also ease generational transitions. Passing a farm from parents to children is often complicated by high land values and estate taxes. By removing development value, preserved farmland becomes more affordable for the next generation. This…...
Raucous bird tornado touches down in Pa. as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (602+ words) KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. " A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take flight from a Pennsylvania reservoir. The mesmerizing display, about an hour…...
A red fox stows away on a cargo ship, traveling from England to the U. S.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) NEW YORK " This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said…...
Moniteau High School club is for the rare animals and humans
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1062+ words) CHERRY TWP " Some classrooms have a class pet. Moniteau Jr. /Sr. High School has about 25 of them. For more than 15 years, Creepers and Crawlers has been a school club, led by faculty adviser Adele Palagallo. Anyone in the school can…...