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Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
Ducks Unlimited
July 17, 2024
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
New record largemouth? Cayuga Lake lunker now awaits official New York State record certification
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 17, 2024
New York’s Cayuga Lake has a concrete reputation for great bass fishing.
In the 2024 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes, this Finger Lake ranked No. 8 for the Northeast Region of the country.
Chesapeake Bay striped bass need a summer vacation
Alison Colden / For the Bay Journal News Service
July 16, 2024
There’s a shift happening in Chesapeake Bay angling.
“People are pivoting, and they should be,” said David Sikorski, executive director of the Coastal Conservation Association in Maryland. “It used to be all stripers all
Bradford County, Pa., hunting camp celebrates 100 years
Deborah Weisberg
July 16, 2024
Steve Watkins grew up in Monroeton, Bradford County, Pa., where his grandparents owned the Marcy Hotel, a popular local landmark.
He and his father hunted bears in the region’s “endless” mountains, and his grand-uncle
Plans moving forward on Pennsylvania’s three new state parks
Mark Nale
July 16, 2024
Plans are moving forward on Pennsylvania’s three newly created state parks. The first new infrastructure is expected to be built in 2025.
“All of this takes time,” said Wesley Robinson, Department of Conservation and
Pennsylvania’s Wilderness Wildlife Museum celebrates 20 years
Staff Report
July 15, 2024
The Wilderness Wildlife Museum in Rector, Pa., which hosts youth fishing derbies, hunter-trapper education classes, youth pheasant hunts, big game feasts, shooting classes and other outdoor sporting-related activities, celebrates 20 years of operation this year.<br
Habitat rehab effort completed in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest
Staff and News Reports
July 15, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service recently partnered with multiple organizations to rehabilitate and enhance existing wildlife habitat in the Allegheny National Forest.
On June 1, three dozen participants worked in the Farnsworth watershed to improve
Bill to add oversight to Pa. Game Commission’s spending approved by House committee
Staff Report
July 15, 2024
House Bill 2314, which was introduced by state Reps. Joe Ciresi, D-Royersford, and Tarik Kahn, D-Philadelphia, would require the agency to obtain authorization from the General Assembly, along with approval from the governor, before spending
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration expected to meet goal
Staff and News Reports
July 15, 2024
Oysters are considered one of the unsung heroes of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but efforts to restore healthy reefs of the bivalve now have billions of reasons to sing of success.
The Chesapeake Bay
