It’s taken me a few weeks to gather my thoughts on how I’d like to reply to Stan Kotala’s comments on the Hollidaysburg Borough’s recent clearing of the
The clear cut below Chimney Rocks will have irreparable negative consequences. It’s important to consider the ecological services an ecosystem provides and
This is in response to Stan Kotala’s letter concerning the Chimney Rocks clear cutting. As the president of the John Kennedy Chapter of Trout Unlimited, I r
I made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw them as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. At the time everyone wanted a yard with a large expanse of grass for the kids to play. It was a time of innocence. Now it’s a time of consequences.
Mar 1, 2021
Kudos to ClearWater Conservancy and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the recent addition of 1,271 acres to Rothrock State Forest.
ClearWater Conservancy acquired the land, formerly owned by Dry Hollow Hunting Club, and then transferred the property to DCNR to be added to Rothrock State Forest, where it will be permanently conserved and accessible to the public.
The Dry Hollow property, located northeast of Warriors Mark in northern Huntingdon County, is part of a distinct ecosystem stretching between State College and Tyrone, holding the state’s largest patch of rare woodland habitat known as pitch pine-scrub oak barrens.