Outdoors
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Scarce Lanternfly Sightings: The Persistent Pests Aren’t Gone For the 2021 Season, Just Spread Out
If you are seeing fewer spotted lanternflies than you expect, don’t get too excited. It doesn’t mean the persistent pests are nonexistent or that lanternfly season is behind us. It only signifies that the infestation is more spread out than in prior years. Beccah Hendrickson described the bugs’ wider geographic scope for 6abc. According to…
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Online Tool Created by Penn State Researchers Helps Predict Seasonal Egg Hatch for Spotted Lanternflies
A new online tool, PestWatch, created using research by scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences helps predict the seasonal egg hatch for spotted lanternflies, according to a staff report from the Morrisons Cove Herald. PestWatch uses weather records for specific dates and durations to offer an estimate of first instar emergence. The estimate…
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Local Birding Experts Want to Open Fun and Leisure Activity to Larger Community
Local birding experts Jason Hall and Mary Ellen Heisey are hoping to introduce this fun and leisure activity to a much wider community, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Hall likes to focus on Valley Forge National Historical Park and Fairmount Park, among others when birding. “There are a couple of hundred bird species…
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Proposed Hiking and Biking Trail from Phoenixville to Great Valley Could Become Reality Within Five Years
A six-mile-long hiking and biking trail from Phoenixville to Great Valley could become a reality within the next five or six years, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The proposed Devault Trail Activation Project was presented at an open house hosted by: Charlestown Township officials The Chester County Planning Commission The Transportation Management…
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Experience Summer from a Kayak: The 2021 Schuylkill River Sojourn is Here
The 23rd Annual Sojourn is a 5-day guided paddling trip down the river, usually from inside a canoe or kayak. This year’s event will begin from Jim Dietrich Park in Muhlenberg Township on Saturday, July 31, and end at Boathouse Row in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 4. People can register for one day or multiple days. “Veteran sojourners…
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Intrepid Peregrine Falcon Whose Nest Beneath Bridge Near Valley Forge Halted Construction on Route 422 Has New Home
The female peregrine falcon who halted construction on Route 422 after her nest was found on a beam under the Betzwood Bridge near Valley Forge in spring 2020 has been found safe and sound, writes Sandy Hingston for Philadelphia Magazine. Known as 93/BC, the falcon did not have much luck with her original nest. None…
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Forbes: Owner of Hatfield’s Sequoia Supply Made His Bank a Key Resource in Business Growth
John Keller, founder of Sequoia Supply in Hatfield, ensured to make his bank a key resource in the growth of his business, writes Richard Sine for Forbes. Keller started the deck supply company in 1996 out of necessity. He owned a small construction company building decks and patios but was often frustrated by a lack…
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Manayunk Bridge Connecting Lower Merion to Philly Expected to Get Lighting Installed Later This Year
Manayunk Bridge is on track to have lighting installed later this year, providing 24/7 access for pedestrians and cyclists to the trail that connects Philadelphia and Lower Merion, writes Michael Tanenbaum for the Philly Voice. According to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the timeline for this project seems to be set over the following…
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Montgomery County Announces Updated Masking Guidance Effective June 21 for Summer Camps and Summer Schools
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health (OPH) has announced that as of today, June 21, 2021, masking for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals at summer camps and summer schools will be optional, unless required by a business or organization. “Informed by the latest data, this updated masking guidance for summer camps and summer schools will…
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After Nearly Folding During Pandemic, Bryn Mawr-based ESF Restarting Activities at Its Day Camps
Bryn Mawr-based ESF Camps teetered on the edge of collapse during the pandemic, but the company managed to find a way to stay afloat and is now restarting activities at its day camps, writes Ezequiel Minaya for The Philadelphia Inquirer. After the shutdown orders, CEO and co-founder of ESF Michael Rouse was forced to issue…
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Oh Deer! Nearby Solebury Township Considers Options in Curbing Population Explosion of Bucks and Does
Massive numbers of deer threaten Solebury Township. They endanger motorists and gnaw the local environment to the point of destruction. The Board of Supervisors is considering solutions, reports Brigitta Wolf for the Bucks County Herald. Dr. Jay Kelly of Raritan Valley Community College presented drone evidence that demonstrated the breadth of the current deer population. He documented more than 2,000 in the township’s 27-square-mile footprint. Culling those…
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Green Lane Park Announces Archaeology Educational Programs for June
Archaeology for Kids – Digging DeeperSaturday June 26th at 11:00 a.m. What is Archaeology? Archaeology is an important branch of science where we study human history and prehistory through the excavation and the analysis of artifacts and remains. Excavation is one of the most important methods archaeologists learn. Visitors will learn the technique of excavation,…
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Fight Against Spotted Lanternflies Intensifies as Invasive Pest Starts Hatching Throughout Montgomery County
The state Department of Agriculture is intensifying efforts to contain the spread of spotted lanternflies as the invasive pest starts to hatch throughout the region, writes Pat Ralph for the Philly Voice. The department is treating rights-of-way, such as railways and interstates, with an insecticide spray that kills the spotted lanternfly on contact. Contact spraying…
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Narberth Health Coach and Nature Lover Creates Wildlife Habitat in Back Yard
Dianne Moore, a health coach and nature lover, has created a wildlife habitat in the garden that surrounds her Narberth home, writes Jennifer Lynn for WHYY. “It is a certified wildlife habitat and a pollinator pathway,” said Moore. Currently, the cover of Moore’s pool that she uses during the summer is covered in tadpoles. There…
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PHS Harvest Initiative Aims to Help Gardeners Grow Fresh Produce to Combat Food Insecurity
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), the internationally recognized nonprofit focused on gardening for the greater good, announced the return of PHS Harvest, a collective action initiative focused on increasing food production and food security by mobilizing individual gardeners, community garden members, schools , and institutions to plant food crops to share with their community. This growing season,…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Not Sure Why, but I Agreed to Go Camping. Can I Fit a Bathtub into My SUV?
My camping experience is limited and questionable. Is it really camping when you’re in a roofed cabin at Girl Scout camp? Or in a used, pop-up camper with your parents and siblings in 1980? Shouldn’t a tent be involved somewhere? If you’re saying, “Yes, yes. A tent should be involved if you’re really camping,” then…
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The Truth is Out There! Many Spied “Unexplained Sightings” During COVID-19 Quarantine
U.S. national intelligence officials are currently preparing a Congressional report on unexplained sightings in the sky. Cassie Miller looked (up) at the issue from an in-state perspective for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Butch Witkowski, founder-director of the UFO Research Center of Pennsylvania, said local unexplained sightings are relatively common. Since January 2021, 49 Pennsylvanians logged UFO sightings on the National UFO Reporting Center‘s state report index. One person in New Hanover,…
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Valley Forge National Historical Park Immerses You in Nation’s History While Surrounded By Gorgeous Nature
Families that ventured to Valley Forge National Historical Park on Memorial Day were able to immerse themselves in the nation’s history while staying outside in gorgeous nature, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. is the site of the six-month hiatus in 1777 where thirteen disorganized, separate fighting forces, transformed into one army. “It was a difficult…
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