FROM A PRESS RELEASE LINK: www.paonsiteauctionco.com. Gettysburg, PA – Auctions are very common; however a wax museum auction is a once in a lifetime event. The Gettysburg Heritage Center, formerly the American Civil War Wax Museum, is preparing to auction off the contents of its museum on March 15 beginning at 9 am. Now under […]
by Publisher Al Holliday Build your Pennsylvania library, or look for these titles at your local public library. To order a book, take the review to a bookseller or contact the book’s publisher directly. If you’ve recently published a book about a Pennsylvania topic, you are welcome to submit it for possible review in this column. […]
FEATURES: Hyphenating a City’s Name How President Roosevelt helped to end a mine strike and forever changed the spelling of Wilkes-Barre by James A. Wert Watchmaking in Lititz Lititz Watch Technicum trains a new generation in the centuries-old craft in the town known for chocolate, pretzels and Moravians by Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Winter Windows Showcasing the […]
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently ran a story about river otters returning to Western Pennsylvania: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2014/02/23/Elusive-river-otter-has-returned-to-Western-Pennsylvania/stories/201402230079%20via%20@pittsburghpg At the Pennsylvania Game Commission site: https://www.pgc.state.pa.us/portal You can find information about otters on the Pennsylvania Game Commission site HERE. (you can right click and download the PDF to your computer). See the full site HERE. The management plan for […]
The following is from the Game Commissions page at https://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=576240&mode=2 2013-14 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits Downloadable Calendar of PA 2013-14 Hunting & Trapping SeasonsDownload 2013-14 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits 2013-14 Migratory Game Bird Brochure 2013-14 Season Forecasts These are the seasons and bag limits for most hunting and trapping seasons from July 1, 2013 […]
Wild Bird Feeding: Is it ok? By Joe Kosack Wildlife Conservation Education Specialist Pennsylvania Game Commission HARRISBURG – Feeding songbirds in winter has been an American pastime at least since the days of Henry David Thoreau, who wrote about feeding birds at Walden Pond in the latter 1840s. But Americans have enjoyed watching songbirds […]
The Pennsylvania Game Commission issued this press release today. In case you don’t know, feeding elk in Pennsylvania is not only illegal, it is dangerous to the elk themselves. A veterinarian will discuss the hazards at a public event in February. Release #001-12 Jan. 9, 2012 GAME COMMISSION WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN TO DISCUSS HAZARDS OF ILLEGAL […]
An Osprey landing at its nest?? This is all one sequence as it slows down from flight and lands on its nest where eggs or young chicks are, couldn’t tell for sure which… thanks for looking!! There was lots of action at the nest this past Sunday, including the youngster getting ready to fly, and […]
GAME COMMISSION OFFERS ADVICE TO AVOID ATTRACTING BEARS NOTE: More information on bears is available on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by putting your cursor on “HUNT/TRAP” in the menu bar at the top of the homepage, clicking on the “Hunting” in the drop-down menu listing and clicking on “Black Bears” in the “Big Game” section. […]