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State commissions seek input on wildlife plans

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced that public input is being accepted related to the agencies’ draft 2025-2035 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan. This is a non-regulatory plan that encourages all Pennsylvanians to participate in fish and wildlife conservation. The draft Plan and public comment form are available online. Comments may be submitted through Sept. 19. First developed in 2005, the Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan has been the Commonwealth’s blueprint “to conserve Pennsylvania’s native fish and ...

Dell family wants to give local children chance to learn to fish

Karisma Dell was a compassionate, selfless and ambitious young woman who possessed a love for the outdoors, her family and friends, and for life itself, when her own life was cut short due to injuries that she suffered in a traffic accident in Bedford County at the age of 17 on Feb. 26, ...

Governor signs order to slow down mining near wilderness park

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz earlier this week said the state would not review or process permits on proposed mining projects near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, four months after Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration lifted a federal ban. The cherished wild area ...

Wildlife fans can enjoy new ‘Elk Cam’

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s elk rut approaches, wildlife enthusiasts can once again experience one of the most anticipated natural events in the state. The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s ‘Elk Cam’ which went live last week across the state, and will bring all the sights and sounds ...

Officials will not release cool water from Colorado River

Federal officials recently announced that they will not release cool water this year from one of the Colorado River’s major reservoirs, which would have protected a threatened native fish downstream but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production. In an email obtained by The ...

Summer heat wave has shot at history

Wildfires were burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves parked over cities and the world’s oceans were the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over. While it may seem like the planet is baking through a record-shattering summer from hell, it’s not quite in record territory. Yet. So far this is only the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show. But give 2026 time. Because of a one-two punch of accelerated human-caused global ...