By: Ellen Enslin, CPESC, Program Manager With a future of higher frequency and intensity storms combined with increased construction and impervious areas, it is now…
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Category: Conservation
The Van Scott Nature Reserve: A Place to Learn and Explore
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s new 144-acre Van Scott Nature Reserve in Beach Lake, Berlin Township, PA is now open to the public. Generously donated to…
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Stop the Chocolate Milk!
Now that summer is officially here, it is time to have some fun on the River! Rivers are an integral part of landscape here in…
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Gifford Pinchot’s Rural Roads Program
As warm weather begins to rouse the plant and animal life from their winter slumber, so too does it drive people to take to the…
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Spring in Bloom
By Bill Deaton-williamjdeaton@yahoo.com April in Northeastern Pennsylvania marks the return of wildflowers to the area. Some are tiny, plentiful, and somewhat undramatic such as the…
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Pennsylvania Hardwoods Stands for Quality and Sustainability
Pennsylvania has the largest hardwood forest in the United States and provides numerous benefits to all Pennsylvanians — cleaner air and water, recreational opportunities, wildlife…
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Winter Eagle Watching in the Upper Delaware
In the winter months, our region becomes a temporary home to hundreds of bald eagles. Arriving in December from Canada and upstate New York, the…
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Sustainable communities in America
When we think of sustainable communities in America we think of urban areas that owe their achievement to development pressures, abundant talent, and available investment.…
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Green forests, blue waters, and silver linings
Many people have been looking for any silver linings amidst the headlines associated with our current pandemic. Earlier this spring, it was noticeable that many…
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Workshop on Resource Conservation Issues Affecting Local Realtors
Pike County Conservation District and Wayne Conservation District will be hosting a workshop for local realtors. This workshop will teach the basic conservation issues that…
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