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2 days ago |
outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem
In Pennsylvania, 3.5 million people are served by private well systems, according to Penn State Extension. To better understand potential contamination of the groundwater feeding these systems, a team of researchers from Penn State conducted a novel three-year citizen science study of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — often referred to as forever chemicals — in 167 private wells across Pennsylvania. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
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1 week ago |
outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem
Not long before this issue’s deadline, a South Philadelphia angler hooked an enormous fish in the Schuylkill River a few blocks from his home. The monster engulfed a lure on the first cast of the day. After an epic struggle, he landed a flathead catfish that weighed more than 72 pounds on his scale – well over the 66-pound state record. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
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3 weeks ago |
outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem
As we approach the June 14 opening of traditional bass season in Pennsylvania, it’s hard to believe that it has been 25 long years since the state made a major change to its fishing regulations. In 2000, the Fish & Boat Commission changed bass season dates. Prior to that, fishing for bass was prohibited until mid-June. The change resulted in a softer start to the bass season, with anglers able to fish for bass from mid-April to mid-June but requiring them to release fish they catch.
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1 month ago |
outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem
It’s strange how some memories seem to be burned into your brain, even really old ones you would never expect …More than four decades later, I still clearly remember being in a stand of oaks on a mountainside above Tyrone, during a sunny afternoon at about this time of year.
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1 month ago |
outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem
A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North American historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional and controlled use of fire by Indigenous people to manage their environment.
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