A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis
Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.
Conservation
Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office
The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking.
Restoring the American Chestnut with Genetic Engineering Splits the Conservation Community
Scientists are hoping a genetically modified American chestnut can restore the iconic tree. Some groups say it could be a Trojan horse for more GMO trees.
How Pennsylvania hunters and anglers could help shift climate policy
The National Wildlife Federation is betting the sporting community can influence decision-makers on policies that fight climate change and preserve habitats for fish and game animals.
Meet These Creatures of the Night, if You Dare
If you take this nature hike at night, you never know who you might run into.
A new film connects the plight of hellbenders with concerns over gas development
"Hellbent" tells the story of a small, rural town trying to keep a frack waste injection well out of their community to preserve their drinking water and save a rare salamander.
How the fungi beneath our feet help decide the trees overhead
A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.
Lawsuit challenges plan to clearcut white oak in Wayne National Forest
White oak forests may disappear in a generation. A plan to log a section of white oaks in the Wayne has environmentalists worried.
Pennsylvania recreation, conservation projects get historic boost
The $90 million grant round, the largest single investment into recreation and conservation, will go toward 330 projects across the state.
Flight 93 Crashed Among Coal Mines. Treating the Water There Was No Ordinary Project
Treatment ponds were the answer to a problem that briefly threatened the creation of the memorial itself. How they came to be still carries weight for the people involved in the work.
