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Published: Jun 28, 2025 at 08:08 AM
In June of 2022 we headed out West with our main objective Yellowstone National Park.
The day we were to arrive, the entire park closed due to disastrous flooding. At least I got to see a lot of the r...
Published: Jun 21, 2025 at 09:00 AM
As a youngster, I pestered my dad about accompanying he and his best pal, Wayne, on their small game hunts, that began when I was probably 7 or 8. But hunting was basically a fall activity.
My dad was...
Published: Jun 14, 2025 at 09:06 AM
The spring bird movement north is finished, but I still had high hopes of adding a bird or two to my 2025 Carbon County bird list.
I had two locations in mind in the northeastern part of the county wi...
Published: Jun 07, 2025 at 09:06 AM
It may surprise you that there are nearly 3,600 species of bees in the United States.
The most commonly known, revered and domesticated is the honey bee.
You also may not be aware that it was not one ...
Published: May 31, 2025 at 08:41 AM
The year is 1700, most of Pennsylvania is still covered in forests of American chestnut, white and red oaks, Eastern Hemlocks and white pines. To be more accurate, Pennsylvania hadn’t even reached sta...
Published: May 24, 2025 at 07:14 AM
Some readers of this column have complimented my topics but have also stated: “I don’t like when you print pictures of snakes.”
I’m sure you’re aware of my passion for birding, observing white-tailed ...
Published: May 17, 2025 at 09:00 AM
Except for the barn owl, our region’s birds are predictable when they nest, how often they nest, and for the most part, how many eggs they lay. (Barn owls may nest at various times, but seldom in the ...
Published: May 10, 2025 at 09:00 AM
Spring brings new growth on our trees, many new flowers brightening the fields and forests, birds returning from wintering areas, and the time most mammals are giving birth.
It’s also a time to remind...
Published: May 03, 2025 at 06:48 AM
It’s April 28 and I’m getting ready to submit my column to the Times News.
My Carbon County bird list has slowly crept up to 102 species.
That will soon change. By late May, if this year is like most...
Published: Apr 26, 2025 at 07:07 AM
It was about two years ago that Pap Knauss invited me along to his “Spirit Trail.”
Pap became the unofficial builder/caretaker of a winding, beautiful trail through Tuscarora State Park. He and I walk...