Chilly temperatures Thursday didn’t keep local high school students indoors during Westmoreland County’s 2022 Envirothon. Students from eight districts gathered at Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg, to learn about forestry, wildlife, aquatics, soil and solid waste management. Throughout the day, students rotated between six stations that offered various types
There wasn’t much peeping going on for the long-planned and sold-out Gateway Clipper fall leaf-peeping tour last weekend on the Allegheny River in Armstrong County. Although the boat ride was spectacular in its own right, “it was disappointing we could not control Mother Nature,” said Chris Ziegler, president of the
Local foresters, outdoors enthusiasts, biologists and motorcycle riders all have their favorite places to see the fall panorama of leaves. Mountains, hillsides and river valleys are among the best places to view the fall leaf spectacle not just because of the volume of trees, but the variety. “The diversity of