The Allegheny Land Trust has conserved a 120-acre tract of woodlands and rolling meadows at the headwaters of Glade Run Lake in southern Butler County. The preservation is a collaborative effort between the trust, the Glade Run Lake Conservancy and longtime Middlesex Township landowner Joan Goswell. The land will be
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“Prairies are sometimes called ‘upside-down forests,’ because so much life is below the ground,” says narrator Penny Preston in the new documentary “The Last Prairie,” about the Jennings Prairie in Slippery Rock.
It’s a beautiful image that implies there’s often more than meets the eye in the natural world. At 20 acres, the Jennings Prairie is just a tiny sliver of land. It seems like a picturesque meadow tucked inside the Jennings Environmental Education Center but it’s actually a small but complete prairie ecosystem. It is the only public and protected prairie in Pennsylvania.
From “The Last Prairie” by Wild Excellence Films.
Pacu, Piranha-Like Fish, Found In Butler County’s Glade Run Lake
CBS Pittsburgh 1/12/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A fish related to piranhas and native to South America has been found in Butler County.
The Glade Run Lake Conservancy says a fish identified as a pacu was recently found on the bank of the lake.
They say the species can’t survive in colder waters, like those in southwestern Pennsylvania, but its presence is a “cause for concern.” Introducing exotic and nonnative species can potentially upset the ecological balance of the lake.
According to the Butler Eagle, the foot-long carcass was found by a Jefferson Township resident while walking. The Butler Eagle reports the conservancy believes the fish must have been released into the lake by someone who had it as a pet.