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The summer of 2021 will be historic for a beloved lake in Fulton County.  After eight long years of fundraising and political angling to fix a seeping dam that posed a risk to dozens of downstream homes, Meadow Grounds Lake is a lake again.  Its 204 acres will hold a billion gallons of water once it is totally refilled about three months from now, and the fish community will be built up over the next few years, according to people involved in the rehabilitation project.  "This is a dream come true," Dayton Tweedy, secretary of Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake, told the Public Opinion on F...

PENNSYLVANIA PUSHES FOR DEDICATED FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUNDING 04/22/2021 HARRISBURG, PA - Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually to state fish and wildlife agencies, and $97.5 million to tribal fish and wildlife managers, e...

The PA Game Commission HARRISBURG — Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually to state fish and wildlife agencies, and $97.5 million to tribal fish and wildlife managers, enacting a 20th Century funding solution to address increasing d...

PENNSYLVANIA PUSHES FOR DEDICATED FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUNDING 04/22/2021 HARRISBURG, Pa (April 22) -- Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced today. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually to state fish and wildlife agencies, and $97.5 million to tribal fish and wil...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com Cheyenne Hunsberger of Lock Haven poses with her 18 1/2" Rainbow Trout catch of the day. MILL HALL — On opening day of fishing season, Fishing Creek was busy — as it usually is. For Lock Haven native Cheyenne Hunsberger, there was nowhere she’d rather be. Hunsberger has been fishing since she was about five years old. The 20-year-old college student was home for Easter weekend, so she and her father, Daryl Hunsberger, made their way to Fishing Creek again on Saturday. “What I enjoy most is fishing with my Dad,” Hunsberger said. Saturday was a mem...