John Zaktansky

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Ripple Effects Environmental Literacy coming to area

3 weeks ago | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

Jun 3, 2025 Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Educators of all types and backgrounds are encouraged to attend the special full-day Ripple Effect Environmental Literacy Convening event on Tuesday, June 17, in Williamsport. “The convening is the culmination of multiple years of effort to create a Northcentral Pennsylvania Environmental Literacy hub where formal and non-formal educators can interact with the shared goal to increase environmental literacy to both K-12 students and their...
Observation is key for protecting natural resources

1 month ago | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

May 20, 2025 Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper According to Susquehanna County Conservation District Program Coordinator Don Hibbard, the key to making a difference in our day-to-day lives for the sake of protecting natural resources can come down to observation. “I like to encourage people to ask a simple question when they are about to throw something away – where is away?” he said. “Maybe that will encourage you to recycle more instead of throwing garbage away because a lot of times, our...
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2 months ago | standard-journal.com | John Zaktansky

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2 months ago | standard-journal.com | John Zaktansky

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Environmental Education Expo event was a massive success at Montour Preserve

Feb 11, 2025 | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

Feb 11, 2025 Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Eight-year-old Hannah Read, of Lewisburg, loved the 2024 Environmental Education Expo at the Montour Preserve so much, that she insisted that her mother bring her back for the 2025 show on Saturday, Feb. 8. “I was so fun. I begged to come back again,” she said, adding that trips to the preserve are a regular occurrence for the family. “Sometimes, we go for my birthday to the fossil pit.” Her favorite part of this year’s show included “talking to...
Interactive map plots 22,000 bird detections, 170 species along West Branch

Dec 10, 2024 | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

Dec 10, 2024 Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association board president Michael Kinney and his girlfriend, Missy Gray, paddled the West Branch of the Susquehanna River the first 24 days of May. Along the way, they took a Birdnet PUC with mobile hotspot and Jackery battery with solar panels, a unit modified by Doug Fessler of Fessler IT Consulting to help record, ID and upload bird calls across the 228-mile adventure. The unit detected more than 22,000 calls...
New interactive GIS map plots more than 22,000 bird detections, 170 species from 24-day West Branch kayaking trip

Dec 5, 2024 | dailyitem.com | John Zaktansky

Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association Board President Michael Kinney and his girlfriend, Missy Gray, paddled the West Branch of the Susquehanna River the first 24 days of May. Along the way, they took a Birdnet PUC with mobile hotspot and Jackery battery with solar panels — a unit modified by Doug Fessler of Fessler IT Consulting — to help record, ID and upload bird calls across the 228-mile adventure.
USGS PFAS study looks at which tissues are in ‘forever chemicals’

Nov 19, 2024 | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fishery Biologist Vicki Blazer recently published an extensive study on PFAS in fish collected from nine sites, including five within the Susquehanna watershed, that show where these “forever chemicals” tend to congregate in a fish’s tissues and may shed more light on additional sources for PFAS contamination. “PFAS tend to be higher in a fish’s blood, plasma and liver while its muscle tends to be much lower in PFAS,” said Blazer.
White nose syndrome with bats is likely reshaping ripple effect

Nov 5, 2024 | sungazette.com | John Zaktansky

Nov 5, 2024 Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper On certain summer nights, you can find Richard Fritsky slowly driving the backroads of northeast Pennsylvania with a specialized microphone attached to the roof of his car. “The microphone picks up high-frequency sounds that bats make but are above human hearing,” he said. “I’ll drive so slowly, like only 20 miles a night, and record every noise and the computer that microphone is attached to identifies the type of bat and uses GPS to show exactly...
Study looks at which tissues the 'forever chemicals' build up in fish

Nov 4, 2024 | dailyitem.com | John Zaktansky

U.S. Geological Survey Fishery Biologist Vicki Blazer recently published an extensive study on PFAS in fish collected from nine sites, including five within the Susquehanna watershed, that show where these “forever chemicals” tend to congregate in a fish’s tissues, and may shed more light on additional sources for PFAS contamination. “PFAS tend to be higher in a fish’s blood, plasma and liver while its muscle tends to be much lower in PFAS,” Blazer said.

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29 Jan 21

RT @midsusriver: The deadline is Sunday for Songs of the Susquehanna. We are collecting original songs inspired by the river in an effort t…

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11 Aug 20

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Ripple Effects Environmental Literacy coming to area

Observation is key for protecting natural resources

John Zaktansky

John Zaktansky

Environmental Education Expo event was a massive success at Montour Preserve

Interactive map plots 22,000 bird detections, 170 species along West Branch

New interactive GIS map plots more than 22,000 bird detections, 170 species from 24-day West Branch kayaking trip

USGS PFAS study looks at which tissues are in ‘forever chemicals’

White nose syndrome with bats is likely reshaping ripple effect

Study looks at which tissues the 'forever chemicals' build up in fish

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