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Six-year-old Madison Stephenson was turning one of the Stonycreek River's most prominent pollutants into colorful chalk Saturday at Bottle Works.
The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will present “Mountaintop Masterpieces by Perry and Brahms” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus,
Spring’s arrival brings two programs to Westmoreland County to guide backyard gardeners in selecting plants for their property that are attractive to the senses and to migrating butterflies. The staff of the Penguin Court preserve in Laughlintown on Tuesday will lead a virtual program on creating a “Monarch Waystation,” or
When people look at a tree, they might admire its branches, bark or leaves. Some private landowners might also want to know what the tree is worth. Pennsylvania Service Forester Michael Doucette recently led a forest mensuration class at Penguin Court in Laughlintown to teach community members how to determine
Like bees to blossoms, photographers who like to focus on details of the natural world were drawn in large numbers to last year’s inaugural Pollinator Photo Challenge. Presented by Laughlintown’s Penguin Court nature preserve and the Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, the photo contest that is centered on images of bees, butterflies