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PGC Board will hold meeting on Sept. 25

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Game Commission’s Harrisburg headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave. This meeting is one day only and will begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comments. Those wishing to speak may register beginning at 7:45 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Speakers will be called in the order in which they registered. Public comments offered at board meetings are limited to five minutes. PowerPoint presentations are not permitted. Following the conclusion of public comment, the board will take up its regular ...

Endangered Atlantic salmon may soon swim freely

On a recent canoe trip to the remote upper reaches of the Narraguagus River, Ellie Mason saw prime Atlantic salmon habitat everywhere. Though small, the river and its tributaries are some of the wildest in Maine, largely undeveloped and surrounded by forest. There are shady refuges for fish ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The plot of “Finding Nemo,” a film that features an overprotective single father fish taking on dangers at sea to care for his son, may be more reflective of actual fish dad behavior than was previously known. A new study led by a scientist at Penn State found that baby ...

Tracking sharks near New York

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day’s prize catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark. He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of the ...

Move over bears, marmots are now in nature’s spotlight

GOTHIC, Colo. — Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and ...

Enjoying fall on hiking trails in central Pennsylvania

Although fall doesn’t officially arrive for a couple of weeks yet, we’re well within the month of September, so it’s reasonable to expect some pleasant weather during the coming weeks that we associate with early fall. With the departing of sweltering summer heat, it’s time to get ...