1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (748+ words) The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the ocean, see the bird's presence as a sign…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (387+ words) All over Schuylkill County, middle and high school students in Envirothon are feverishly learning how to identify the appearance and calls of Pennsylvania amphibians. Amphibian ID is a hallmark component of the county competition's aquatic ecology station, where participants are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (869+ words) Monarch butterfly numbers are flying higher, but they still have many miles to go. Experts estimate the number of monarchs by measuring the space the butterflies occupy, which rose to 2.93 hectares (7.24 acres) of forest in winter 2025-26 compared to 1.79 hectares (4.42 acres)…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (752+ words) DREHERSVILLE " Originality was not the goal of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary President Sean Grace when he matter-of-factually stated that time truly flies when one is enjoying their work. New Year's Day saw Grace begin his ninth year in his current position,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (313+ words) Hawk Mountain invites visitors to the Mountain for the annual Spring Migration Hawk Watch and weekend programs. Beginner and expert birders of all ages are welcome to join the official counters looking for returning raptors and other spring migrants from…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (282+ words) It's technically still winter, but spring is already on the move. As plants begin to burst through the surface of the soil and invertebrates overwintering in the leaf litter start awakening to more active states, it's a great time to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (516+ words) NORTH MANHEIM TWP. " The proposed Agricultural Security Area passed an initial hurdle Thursday night at a meeting in the township building. The township planning commission and the Agricultural Security Area Committee, meeting jointly, gave the go-ahead to the initiative in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (689+ words) Another fall migration season at Hawk Mountain has passed with another record number of bald eagles tallied. Wlasniewski's last birds were icing on the eagles with a 2025 fall count of 761. "We broke the record by almost 100 birds this year," said…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (774+ words) NORTH MANHEIM TWP. " The possibility of having million-square-foot warehouses on farmland sent a shock wave through the township about a year ago. The Cumberland County developer eventually bowed to public pressure, and the warehouses never came. Still, the close call…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (766+ words) SCHUYLKILL HAVEN " When Ibiyinka Olufimi Alao was growing up in Nigeria, his father tasked him to go out and gather fireflies. The boy complied, and proudly presented his father with a jar filled with tiny winged beetles, sometimes called lightning…...