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Audubon Society to mark annual bird migrations with events in Fox Chapel, Buffalo Township
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (356+ words) Bird enthusiasts can flock to Buffalo Township or Fox Chapel to track warblers, hawks and ruby-throated hummingbirds as they migrate south in the coming weeks. The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is hosting several fall migration bird hikes in advance…...
Game commission seeks info after damage found on South Huntingdon game lands
1+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking information about several people suspected of damaging a gate and several trees on state game lands in South Huntingdon. The suspects were riding in a UTV in the early morning hours of Aug. 16 off…...
Oakmont’s deer management plan questioned by some residents
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1533+ words) It’s no secret deer have become comfortable on the streets of Oakmont. They’re a common sight on a drive or walk around the borough. While deemed as a public nuisance by some, other residents have concerns about the deer management…...
Editorial: Drawing a line on deputy game wardens
1+ week, 5+ day ago (518+ words) How does affirming private property rights affect the future of hunting in Pennsylvania? It is leading to fewer game wardens on the ground. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced the end of the state’s Deputy Game Warden Program. More than…...
Pa. Game Commission ends Deputy Game Warden program
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (197+ words) The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced the state’s Deputy Game Warden program is coming to an end, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. The program began in 1903 and currently has over 100 people serving as deputy game wardens across the commonwealth. In an…...
Gilpin tapped for state-led abandoned mine reclamation project
2+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) An abandoned mine site in Gilpin is planned to become the focus of a land reclamation project carried out by the state’s Department of Environment Protection. The project is proposed for a site south of Schenley Road just outside of…...
Local officials celebrate preservation of 23-acre property along Westmoreland Heritage Trail
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (310+ words) Local officials Thursday celebrated the preservation of 23 acres of wooded land along the Turtle Creek gorge and Westmoreland Heritage Trail. Westmoreland Land Trust paid $12,000 for the property, which stretches about 1 1/4 miles from near B-Y Park in Trafford to the Westmoreland…...
Ligonier Township farmland protected ‘for generations’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (489+ words) Scott Tomlinson wanted to protect against development the 35 acres of farmland in Clark Hollow, Ligonier Township, that has been in his family since the 1870s. “It’s been taken care of by my family for seven generations, and I want to see…...
How to start birding in Western Pennsylvania
3+ week, 6+ day ago (886+ words) From quiet walks through Frick Park and day hikes in the Laurel Highlands to trips far afield to site-specific species, the birders of Southwestern Pennsylvania are constantly on the lookout for their next find. According to sightings collected by hobbyists…...
Fox Chapel saves 1780 log house and surrounding forest from development
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (700+ words) A previously little known 1700s-era log house in Fox Chapel on seven wooded acres will become the borough’s newest gem in an already expansive park system. The historic structure, dating to 1780, is one of the earliest built in Pennsylvania, according…...