Can plants make music? The plant musician says ‘yes’

Points NorthDecember 20, 2023

A plant music machine supposedly harnesses the electricity in plants and then turns those impulses into musical notes.

ConservationCulture

COP28 Roundup: Food, Health, Disaster Relief and the Oceans

Kara HolsoppleDecember 15, 2023

The UN climate negotiations ended in Dubai with an agreement that finally acknowledges moving away from fossil fuels. What else happened?

Climate ChangeConservationEnergyFood and AgricultureHealthYour Environment Update

Neighbors are fighting a proposed campsite in Big Elk Creek State Park

Zoë ReadDecember 15, 2023

Residents worry about noise, lights, traffic and air pollution from campfires. DCNR said the proposal meets the demand for more camping in the state.

ConservationRecreation

Non-native beetles, flies introduced in effort to save hemlock trees in Allegheny National Forest

Glynis BoardDecember 11, 2023

Hemlock woolly adelgid is a non-native, invasive insect that threatens to decimate eastern hemlock trees.

ConservationWild Pennsylvania

DCNR wants you to pick Pennsylvania’s River of the Year

Ben WassersteinDecember 11, 2023

The Allegheny, Lackawaxen and Youghiogheny are up for River of the Year. The group that nominated the winning river will get $10,000 for a river project.

ConservationRecreation

Pennsylvania is investing millions to ensure people of all backgrounds, abilities have access to public lands

Spotlight PANovember 28, 2023

Pennsylvania agencies have made headway in expanding access to public lands, but not everyone feels safe or welcome at parks and forests.

ConservationEnvironmental JusticeRecreationWild Pennsylvania

Ohio approves fracking under state park and wildlife areas at contentious meeting

Julie GrantNovember 17, 2023

A crowd shouted and chanted "Save our parks!" as an Ohio commission approved fracking under the state’s largest park and two wildlife areas in the eastern part of the state.

Climate ChangeConservationEnergyWater

Chesapeake Bay states hit land preservation milestone

Rachel McDevittNovember 13, 2023

Pennsylvania leads among bay states with 3.6 million preserved acres. There are now 9.1 million acres of land in the watershed that are protected from development.

ConservationWaterWild Pennsylvania

Farmland preservation efforts grow as Allegheny County protects unique crops and smaller farms

90.5 WESANovember 6, 2023

Smaller farms and those growing unique crops in Allegheny County are now eligible to be preserved as part of the Farmland Preservation Act.

ConservationFood and Agriculture

Pennsylvania program helps residents, businesses convert lawns to meadows

Zoë ReadOctober 27, 2023

Replacing lawns with meadows can prevent flooding and runoff pollution, and provide habitat for pollinators and birds.

ConservationWild Pennsylvania