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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 are participating in a problem-based learning activity in connection with the county Soil and Water C...

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 pm UTC Feb. 3, 2021 This USA Today Network special report explores solutions to deep threats that...

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. Students have been measuring the fish population and monitoring what’s happening in watersheds that...

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 retired executive in the water and sanitary field. Ahead of the April 17 statewide opening day of trou...