Pike County’s Tick Borne Diseases Task Force received an Environmental Partnership Award from the Northeast Environmental Partners on Oct. 24 during a dinner held at the Woodlands Inn and Resort, Wilkes-Barre. The Tick Borne Diseases Task Force is an initiative...
EBENSBURG – Hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants awarded recently will fund efforts to develop trails, improve parks and support conservation efforts in Cambria and Somerset counties, two state legislators said Thursday. State Rep. Frank Burns, D-East Taylor...
As Director of Youth Programming at P3R, Leslie Turis oversees the award-winning Kids of STEEL program and one of the country’s largest races for children — the Pittsburgh Kids Marathon. Previously, she was executive director of Girls on the Run...
WEST CHESTER—Three Chester County municipalities and one conservancy will receive nearly $400,000 in total state funding for park improvements and conservation projects. In addition, several regional initiatives impacting Chester County residents will receive nearly $2 million in state support to...
HARRISBURG Pa (WJAC) — Rep. Frank Burns announced Thursday that Cambria County will benefit from several state grants aimed to protect recreational parks and trails in the area. A total of $500,000 in grant money will be divided up among...
Listen as you walk through the towns on the Monongahela River. You’ll hear some traffic, an airplane or two, kayak paddles pulling through the water, an occasional motorboat. But what you’ll hear above all those pedestrian sounds is one you...
About 13 tons of tires were removed from a wetlands area in New Milford last week in a clean-up effort that brought together students, businesses and agencies. Palmira Miller of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) said Blue Ridge Honor Society...
Honesdale. Bring as many books as you want, and take as many books as you want at the SEEDS (Sustainable Energy and Education Development Support) and NaturED annual free book swap, to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A crew of volunteers unearthed decades-old debris from a waterway Saturday to clean up the environment and reduce some nonprofits’ stormwater fees. The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (WVSA), assisted by several partnering groups, held the first of...
Traveling between the two biggest cities in the Mid-Atlantic by car or bus takes about two hours, if traffic is kind. Train can get you there in an hour and a half, or less if you pony up for express....
HATFIELD TWP — Plans are in the works to study ways of expanding a trail network that could tie together several local towns with the rest of Montgomery County and beyond. Hatfield Township has signed on to a joint effort...
NEW MILFORD, Pa. — Normally, these dozens of National Honor Society students from Blue Ridge High School would be in the classroom on a school day, working toward helping to make the world a better place in the future. But...