2024 PA Envirothon Champion, Erie County by Ryan Reed The annual state Envirothon competition will take place this coming Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Windber, PA. Each of the state’s 67 counties will be represented by a high school team that has advanced to the state competition by winning their respective county in a prior … Read more
by John Schwartzer May 20th has been declared PA Native Species Day. This is a day to celebrate the natural diversity of species that make “Penn’s Woods” unique. What better way to celebrate native species than to permanently remove an invasive tree or shrub and replace it with a native species? Invasive plants are a … Read more
By: Ryan Reed You may recall last week’s reference to National Forest Products Week, which is celebrated the third week of October, annually. Today we recognize, while acknowledging their innumerable other values, the benefits of working forests. The premise of the working forest is not new; the philosophy is rooted in a paradigm supported by … Read more
Creator: Chris Firestone NEITHER! Feminine staghorn sumac in fall colour, discover the purple berry clusters on the terminal finish of the plant. In Pennsylvania there are 4 species of sumac within the Rhus genus and Anacardiaceae (Cashew) household. The 4 species are native, not toxic, and never invasive. Maybe the commonest and well-known species of … Read more
By: Ryan Reed The worst of the remnants of Hurricane Debby handed by Pennsylvania on Friday, August 9, 2024. Though a lot of the Commonwealth obtained some much-needed rain, different areas obtained an excessive amount of in too quick a time. Such was the case within the Cowanesque Valley in northern Tioga County, the place … Read more