Press release by Natural Lands posted 19 March 2025 The sun glints through bare trees in a forest through which a stream flows. Photo by Celine Butler Natural Lands announced the preservation of two wooded properties that were transferred to state agencies. They provide critical habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife. The acreage will … Read more
Reposted from PA Environment Digest Blog by David E. Hess, 25 Feb 2025 On February 24, the Lebanon Valley Conservancy announced they recently partnered with Brett and Janice Balmer to establish a conservation easement on their 34-acre property in West Cornwall Township. A conservation easement is a legal agreement between the landowner and the land … Read more
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy (TLVC) recently preserved two farms along Fort Swatara Road in Union Township, near Swatara State Park, Fort Indiantown Gap, and within the Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape. The land in and around the Kittatinny Ridge is a strategic area of focus for TLVC, serving as a crucial corridor for songbird migration and … Read more
This picture taken from Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre shows a smoke plume erupting following an Israeli air strike on the village of Tayrdebba on October 16, 2024. KAWNAT HAJU / AFP Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, October 16, killing a city mayor, toppling buildings and causing … Read more
Israel said it had begun a ground offensive into Lebanon, intensifying its campaign against Hizbollah after launching waves of devastating air strikes against the Lebanese militant group. In a brief statement, the Israeli military said in the early hours of Tuesday that it had begun “limited, localised, and targeted ground raids” against Hizbollah in southern … Read more
