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Berks Nature Places Conservation Easement on 71.97 acres in Rockland Township, Protects Oak Forest and the Pine Creek – Go Health Pro

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Berks Nature Places Conservation Easement on 71.97 acres in Rockland Township, Protects Oak Forest and the Pine Creek – Go Health Pro

Press release by Berks Nature on 6 May 2025 credit Berks Nature Berks Nature successfully placed a conservation easement on 71.97-acres of undeveloped, forested land with headwaters to the Pine Creek watershed. The property’s owners, Richard and Lynda Levengood, donated the easement to Berks Nature in May of 2025, ensuring the protection of this verdant ecosystem in perpetuity … Read more

Welcome to the World of Water!Oil Creek Restoration and expansion of the Hanover Trolley Trail – Go Health Pro

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Welcome to the World of Water!Oil Creek Restoration and expansion of the Hanover Trolley Trail – Go Health Pro

The Hanover Trolley Trail will soon be welcoming trail visitors into a very special environment— —the new wetlands of Oil Creek. By Ben Uhler, LandStudies Geomorphologist On a summer evening in August 2021, York County Rail Trail Authority (YCRTA) opened the doors of Nixon County Park’s nature center to the public for a special presentation … Read more

How a 3-year project will stabilize the bank of South Branch, French Creek, in Union City Borough, Erie County – Go Health Pro

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How a 3-year project will stabilize the bank of South Branch, French Creek, in Union City Borough, Erie County – Go Health Pro

Press release by Valerie Myers with the Erie Times-News on 17 February 2025 A state grant will pay most of the cost to protect the South Branch of French Creek in Union City Borough. The $375,453 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Plus program plus $48,273 from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and … Read more

Earth Conservancy leads charge to restore Nanticoke Creek – Go Health Pro

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Earth Conservancy leads charge to restore Nanticoke Creek – Go Health Pro

Press release by Sam Zavada for Times Leader on 21 February 2025 Orange ferrous iron has risen to the surface of Nanticoke Creek from the mines below, making the water inhospitable for aquatic life. This particular stretch of stream leads to the Askam treatment system. The flow of Nanticoke Creek was heavily impacted by the … Read more

Let the Games Begin at Fish Creek Winter Fest – Go Health Pro

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Let the Games Begin at Fish Creek Winter Fest – Go Health Pro

Tossing bikes at Fish Creek’s Winter Fest. Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 Fish Creek’s longest-standing tradition is back, with Winterfest 2025 set for Jan. 31 – Feb. 2. After starting out small on Friday night with a cosmic glow shoot at Peninsula Gun Club (6-8 pm), the festival kicks off in earnest on Saturday. That’s … Read more