NEWPORT The leaves are mostly gone from the trees and many birds have migrated south for the winter. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any nature activity at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport. The park has announced a series of programs for January that would pique the interest of many nature enthusiasts, according […]
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LEWISTOWN Every year, Mindy Wilt welcomes guests to the grounds at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport. Wilt, the park’s environmental education specialist, said come to Little Buffalo for recreation or attend one of its many programs. And then there are those unwelcome guests, or invasive species, that wreak havoc on the park landscape. […]
NEWPORT There will be plenty of pumpkins, pickers and plump red apples at the Annual Apple Festival at Little Buffalo State Park, Newport, this weekend. “We are gearing up for a bigger than ever Apple Festival,” said Mindy Wilt, environmental education specialist at Little Buffalo State Park, 1579 State Park Road, Newport, of the […]
LEWISTOWN For 20 years, Forest Ranger Steven Shaffer has been helping to monitor wildlife activity in Tuscarora State Forest, which spans 97,000 acres across six counties. The Pennsylvania State forest ranger hasn’t encountered too many projects that have captured the interest of wildlife enthusiasts like the recent Golden Eagle Project, whose research is intended […]