Much of our modern lore surrounding Christmas has roots in nature. Symbolically, at least, we take a tree from the woods and display it in our homes. We hang representations of a parasitic European vining plant above doorways to entice seasonal kisses, and we celebrate Christmas just after ...
No day on this year’s calendar compares to Nov. 30 — the outdoor calendar anyway. Saturday, the last day of November marked the opening of Pennsylvania’s regular “rifle” deer season. A subset of hunters has been pursuing whitetails for weeks with archery equipment and crossbows, but ...
No day on this year’s calendar compares to Nov. 30 — the outdoor calendar anyway. Saturday, the last day of November marks the opening of Pennsylvania’s regular “rifle” deer season. A subset of hunters has been pursuing whitetails for weeks with archery equipment and crossbows, but ...
As this drought-stricken year wanes, there are many good reasons to hope for rain. One good reason on the minds of some fishermen is steelhead trout. Tributary streams flowing into Lake Erie have been low, clear, and warmer than normal throughout the fall. Only a long, steady rain will entice ...
As this drought-stricken year wanes, there are many good reasons to hope for rain. One good reason on the minds of some fishermen is steelhead trout. Tributary streams flowing into Lake Erie have been low, clear, and warmer than normal throughout the fall. Only a long, steady rain will ...
What’s in a name? Both good and bad if you’re an Allegheny woodrat. First, the bad. Allegheny woodrats are not the rats you may have seen around garbage dumps. They’re not even closely related. Garbage dump rats are of the Norway rat species, an invasive animal from Europe that came ...
