Frank Kummer

5 days ago | inquirer.com | Frank Kummer

Lance Butler, a senior scientist with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and his team cultivate up to 50,000 freshwater mussels annually in the Schuylkill, deploying them as tiny but powerful natural water filters. It’s both low-tech and cost-effective. Now Butler is taking his experiment upstream to an unlikely place: the Manayunk Canal. The waterway was a mere trickle until its recent reconnection to the Schuylkill at Flat Rock Dam.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Frank Kummer

For years, Damon Noe witnessed abuses within the vast Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area as partyers trashed terrain, off-road-vehicle riders tore through delicate landscapes, and young people ignited towering bonfires. The destructive acts persisted even after barricades were installed to shield thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive land, said Noe, critical lands manager for the Nature Conservancy. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Frank Kummer

For years, Damon Noe witnessed abuses within the vast Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area as partyers trashed terrain, off-road-vehicle riders tore through delicate landscapes, and young people ignited towering bonfires. The destructive acts persisted even after barricades were installed to shield thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive land, said Noe, critical lands manager for the Nature Conservancy.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Frank Kummer

For years, Damon Noe witnessed abuses within the vast Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area as partyers trashed terrain, off-road-vehicle riders tore through delicate landscapes, and young people ignited towering bonfires. The destructive acts persisted even after barricades were installed to shield thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive land, said Noe, critical lands manager for the Nature Conservancy. "There's a spot where a fire tower stood before it was torn down long ago," Noe said.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Frank Kummer

A second person has been charged in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that continues to burn in New Jersey’s Pinelands. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Friday morning that a 17 year-old male has been charged with aggravated arson, arson, and hindering apprehension as a result of the fire ignited during a bonfire that has burned 15,300-acre wildfire. Authorities have not released the name of the youth who was arrested because he is a juvenile.