Jeff Mulhollem

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

Seeing the “huge juxtaposition” between streams flowing near her childhood home in Lancaster County, Pa., impaired by pollution from intensive agriculture and the seemingly pristine creeks tumbling down the forested mountains around her family’s cabin in Mifflin County led Bridget Reheard to study how contaminants in waters affect aquatic organisms and aspirations for a career working to protect natural resources. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

As you might imagine, I have heard a lot of hunting stories – this one tops them all:Not long before dusk last Oct. 9, then 87-year-old Frank Jubara Sr. – a lifelong hunter and angler – shot a big doe with his crossbow on Lilly Mountain in Cambria County, Pa., not far from his home in Portage. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe remains a mystery. Now, with social media and the internet driving a resurgence in the harvest and economic trade of the parasitic species – which appears strangely white because it is devoid of chlorophyl – a research team from Penn State has taken the first step toward documenting its new status.

2 weeks ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

Living part time in Pennsylvania’s elk range for awhile, not long ago, I became enamored and fascinated by the majestic animals. With so much good habitat for them to spread out in the Northern Tier, I’ve been surprised and disappointed that the herd has not grown much or expanded its territory very far. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.

1 month ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

Looks like the price of fishing licenses won’t increase next year. During his presentation of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s annual report to the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, Tim Schaeffer, executive director, said even though the agency has the authority to raise fees, license prices won’t rise. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.