16+ hour, 6+ min ago  (446+ words) Some places are remembered for the buildings they raised. Others are remembered for the battles they fought. After the past two weeks, I have come to believe that the Wyoming Valley — that Luzerne County — is remembered for something else entirely....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (889+ words) Neil the Seal, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, nuzzles up to bollards he has damaged in Tasmania, Australia, on June 27. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (499+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes Courtesy of Liz Baumeister I wrote two weeks ago in my last column, titled “For the love of geese, please stop feeding them,” that one of my favorite things about spring is seeing birds caring for…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (717+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes Canada goose goslings splash around as they feed on aquatic plants in the lake at Frances Slocum State Park on Monday, May 11. A sign by the lake at Frances Slocum State Park warns visitors not to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (867+ words) Applications are now open for the 2026 Wild Resource Conservation Program (WRCP), which offers grants to support research and conservation projects that protect Pennsylvania’s native wildlife, plants, and ecosystems. The program, which is overseen by the Department of Conservation and Natural…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (887+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes What was making that chirping sound? An ovenbird perches in a tree in the forest along Audubon Loop at Seven Tubs Recreation Area on Monday morning. A Louisiana waterthrush stands on a moss-covered rock in the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (923+ words) DCNR welcomes a new class of DCNR rangers and park managers, strengthening visitor services, public safety, and conservation efforts across 125 state parks Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, this week, joined staff and families to…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (390+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes A ruby-crowned kinglet perches in a bush at Nescopeck State Park on Tuesday morning. A pair of eastern bluebirds stakes out some prime real estate at Nescopeck State Park on Tuesday morning. A northern flicker clings…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (325+ words) Silvie Pomicter, president of Voices of the Animals, protests the use of animals in the Irem Shrine Circus on Monday. Animal activists gather outside the Kingston Armory on Monday to protest the use of live animals in the Irem Shrine…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (642+ words) Liz Baumeister Field Notes A perfect morning of birding at Frances Slocum SP Double-crested cormorants perch on fallen trees over the lake at Frances Slocum State Park on Wednesday morning. A double-crested cormorant perches on a dead fallen tree in…...