By Jon Kauffman As a child, I set foot on Stone Mountain many times with my grandfather and siblings. Riding up a narrow, steep mountain...

by Gregory Turner Photos by John Chenger In celebration of Bat Week and Halloween, what can be more fun than learning about these...

Wildlife Corridors We inhabit a world of many species, spaces, and needs for survival. To get from here to there, one must have a space...

One thing you are almost always guaranteed to run into when exploring our region is the weather. While we have come a long way from...

Insects readily make their presence known at two points during the year - the spring when the aquatic insects emerge to mate, and summer...

Around 8 billion trees cover Pennsylvania’s 16 million acres, yet just over one half of one percent of this area contains trees predating...

Pennsylvania is a well-drained state. We have a tremendous quantity of streams and waterways, both above and below ground, that contain...

Starting in the late 1700’s, the mining and smelting of iron ore played a major role in the development of Centre County. At that time,...

Pennsylvania is well known for its trees. It is in our name, after all. Our state holds about 200 different species of trees and a number...

Midsummer offers a much different birdwatching experience compared to spring or fall. For example, the many migrating species that use...