Environment & Outdoors
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary: It’s Prime Hunting Season, Especially for Lanternfly Egg Masses
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the reminder that the chance to get ahead of the 2022 lanternfly season is to prevent them from hatching in the first place. The way to do that, according to a staff report from The Sentinal, is to destroy lanternfly egg masses that are being laid now. “Every spotted…
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When He Started His Preservation Efforts, the Brandywine Conservancy Had 3,700 Acres Protected; Now, It’s 38,000
The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance honored David Shields, retired associate director of the Brandywine Conservancy, for his efforts to permanently preserve close to 5,000 acres of the King Ranch property in Chester County, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. Shields received the coveted Clayton M. Hoff Award at the Alliance’s annual meeting. “During…
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Chester Never Quite Recovered After Massive Flood in 1971
A flood worse than anything Hurricane Ida delivered devastated Eyre Park and parts of Chester 50 years ago, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A 16-foot tidal wave came out of Chester Creek back in 1971, killing 10 people and destroying the downtown. Eyre Park, a tight, vibrant neighborhood, received the brunt of…
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac Prediction for Winter 2022: Keep Those Parkas and Snow Shovels Handy
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a trying winter for the Philadelphia region. Its prognosticators see periods of frigid temperatures accompanied by above-average snowfall. Michael Tanenbaum buttoned up the details for Philly Voice. The 230-year-old publication released its 2021-22 winter predictions last week with a map that shows the anticipated seasonal conditions across the country.…
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Local, State, and Federal Officials Continue Assessing Hurricane Ida Damage Throughout Montco
Local officials are still assessing the damage Hurricane Ida left in its wake as it stomped through Montgomery County and the surrounding areas. Alfred Lubrano, Justine McDaniel, Laura McCrystal, and Ellie Rushing waded through the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Water quality is one of the main issues at this time. Aqua Pennsylvania — which…
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Hurricane Ida Confirms Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s Stance That the Waterway is Both Risky and At-Risk
Even without the deluge caused by Hurricane Ida’s recent stomp across Bucks County, the Delaware River’s water levels have been rising. Keeping watch is the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN), a Bristol nonprofit environmental advocacy group. Daelin Brown waded through its ongoing advocacy efforts for Inside Climate News. Owing to a variety of factors — some…
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Neumann University Deepens Commitment to Sustainability
Neumann University is expanding its efforts to create an environmentally sustainable campus and community by joining the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE is an association of more than 900 colleges, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations that are working to create an equitable and ecologically healthy world and a sustainable…
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Tract of Charlestown Township Land Located Within Pickering Creek Watershed Now Preserved Forever
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust has forever preserved 15 acres in Charlestown Township through a conservation easement on property owned by Nancy Long and her brother Tom Baldwin. The property is located within the Pickering Creek Watershed. The Pickering Creek and its tributaries are designated as having high-quality water by the Pennsylvania Department of…
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Pennsylvania Deer Are Testing Positive for Coronavirus
In a recent federal study, nearly half, or 44 percent, of Pennsylvania deer tested positive for coronavirus, writes Justin Heinze for patch.com. Researchers are puzzled how the deer showed up with the coronavirus antibodies. The deer came from central and southeastern Pennsylvania. The risk of deer spreading it to humans is low, according to the…
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Population Data Analysis Shows Philadelphia To Be One of Most Racially Segregated Metro Areas in the Country
Philadelphia ranks as the 13th most racially segregated urban area out of the 100 largest metros in the country, write Chad Pradelli, Cheryl Mettendorf, and Maia Rosenfeld for 6abc. According to an ABC Owned Television Stations analysis of 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data, more than half the neighborhoods in the tristate area ranked as extremely…
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Philadelphia’s Ongoing, Long-Term Inferiority Complex: It’s Time to ‘Get Oudda Here With That’
Despite the deeply ingrained inferiority complex among Philadelphians, the City of Brotherly Love has begun attracting people from America’s most populated and popular cities. And they love it here, writes Jo Piazza for Philadelphia Magazine. Philadelphia has seen an influx of new residents during the pandemic, with an estimated 7,500 people moving here just from…
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Dead Songbirds Turning Up Throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, Stumping Scientists
Groups of songbirds have recently been turning up dead throughout Montgomery County and surrounding counties. Their cause of death remains a mystery to scientists and wildlife officials, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Similar deaths have been reported in other parts of Pennsylvania and across several more states, going back to April. Experts characterize…
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Department to Lanternflies on the Move: ‘No Hitchhiking!’
In its strategy to slow the spotted lanternfly infestation, Pennsylvania is using a pesticide to deter the buggers from latching onto vehicles heading into the state, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crews armed with backpack sprayers and truck-mounted spray equipment are focusing on railways, interstates, and other transportation rights-of-way. The tactic is meant to kill lanternflies that attach vehicles leaving infested areas. The insecticide’s active ingredient, bifenthrin, is highly toxic to both…
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Pennsylvania Ranks in Top 10 States that Make Millennials Happy
Pennsylvania is one of the states in which millennials thrive, according to a new report by WalletHub. The Keystone State is ranked tenth on the 2021’s Best & Worst States for Millennials list. To determine the most livable places, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 34 key metrics divided into five categories:…
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As Brood X Cicadas Emerge, Volunteers Will Swarm to the Task of Tracking Locations
As Brood X cicadas emerge across Pennsylvania and the nation, thousands of volunteer trackers are ready to start mapping the rise, write Linda Poon and Marie Patino for Bloomberg. Citizen scientists will use the mobile app Cicada Safari to add geotagged photos and videos directly onto a live map. These data will be verified by…
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Stomp and Squish Season in Montco: Lanternflies Are Waiting in the Wings
Spotted lanternfly nymphs are already on the move in Montgomery County. As the weather continues to warm, the benevolent-looking dotted bugs will mature to goop up another summer. Grace Griffaton cited some early mitigation efforts for FOX43. According to Emelie Swackhamer, horticultural educator for Penn State Extension, the hatching and nymph stage has been going on since mid-April. The pesky critters will be swarming…
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Cicada-Mania: Tracking the Emergence in Montco on a Smartphone App
Tens of thousands of people are participating in an unprecedented crowdsourcing event this summer to track the largest emergence of cicada in the country, especially in Montgomery County, writes Meryl Kornfield for The Washington Post. Three cicada species (Brood X) burrowed underground for 17 years. They are appearing in the coming months. Fans have emerged…
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What Do Brood X Cicadas Have to Do with Frank Sinatra?
When amateur musician Peter Block hears the churr of 17-year Brood X cicadas this summer, they will become a marker of the passage of time. In 2007, their last appearance, his now 32-year-old-daughter was 18 and graduating from high school. The time before that, in 1990, she was one year old. The memory of these milestones — and their unusual soundtrack — brought a creative spark. Block took that “pulsating drone that…
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