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The Monongahela River, which flows north from West Virginia through Southwestern Pennsylvania and ends at The Point in Pittsburgh, is runner-up in the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

The waterway won the most online votes from the public to be poster child for the states rivers and streams.

To build civic engagement, eight students and a Bucks County middle school teacher are pushing for Pennsylvania to pick its newest state symbol — the...

Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Extreme weather events such as flash floods, intense heat waves, and rising temperatures,  all could become more frequent and severe in Pennsylvania by mid-century if current trends continue, according to a recent report. “No one can expect Pennsylvanians’ lives to stay as they are now,” Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection  Secretary Patrick McDonnell said. The Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment is a report the DEP produces ever...

May 4, 2021 Josh Emanuelson, Little Beaver Creek Watershed coordinator for the Columbiana County Soil and Water Conservation District, addresses Southern Local fifth-graders and juniors who will partner for a study on the population decline of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander. The amphibian is currently on the state endangered species list and students will record data and seek solutions to bring the salamander back from the edge of extinction. The project is a joint effort between the Columbi...

May 4, 2021 Submitted photo Josh Emanuelson, Little Beaver Creek Watershed coordinator for the county Soil and Water Conservation District, addresses Southern Local fifth-graders and juniors who will partner for a study on the population decline of the Eastern Hellbender salamander. SALINEVILLE — Fifth-graders are teaming up with high school juniors to help solve a wildlife conundrum — how to save the Eastern Hellbender salamander from going into extinction. Southern Local and Crestview a...

Hell-bent for Hellbenders: The canary in the coal mine of the Susquehanna River watershed Just about every ecological challenge facing the Susquehanna River watershed affects the Eastern Hellbender. Peter Petokas is trying to save them. Mike Argento, York Daily Record Published 2:23 pm UTC Feb. 3, 2021 Just about every ecological challenge facing the Susquehanna River watershed affects the Eastern Hellbender. Peter Petokas is trying to save them. Mike Argento, York Daily Record Published 2:23...

Did somebody say trout? Yes, that time of year is quickly approaching — the opening day of trout season statewide is April 17. That’s a few months away, certainly good news for area anglers who are yearning to get outdoors. It’s clear, after a recent annual watershed summit of Trout Unlimited, that stocking will be important, as has become the norm. Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute and Susquehanna University’s Fresh Water Institute have been studying local streams for years. S...

mmaroney@sungazette.com Collegiate researchers including biology students at Lycoming College and Susquehanna University continue to monitor the health of trout and cold water fisheries in tributaries of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. “We really rely on Susquehanna University and Lycoming College staff and students to provide data on the health of streams and value the inventory colleges provide,” said Walt Nicholson, vice president of Susquehanna Trout Unlimited chapter and a re...