Kurt Bresswein

4 days ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Kurt Bresswein

Pennsylvania hunters would have more weekend chances to pursue their quarry, under a proposal sent Tuesday to the state House of Representatives for consideration. The House Game & Fisheries Committee reported out House Bill 1431 for a floor vote. It would repeal the prohibition on Sunday hunting in the state Game Code. If it becomes law, the Pennsylvania Game Commission would set the Sundays when hunting would be permitted throughout the year.

5 days ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Kurt Bresswein

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced the death of a forest district maintenance supervisor whose territory extended into the Pocono Mountains. Dave Warfel was assigned to Weiser State Forest, which encompasses 30,000 acres in Carbon and six other counties. He died Thursday at the Wildland Fire Academy at Shippensburg University, following a day spent instructing and mentoring wildland firefighters.

5 days ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Kurt Bresswein

Palmer Township is working with consultants on a first-ever comprehensive study of the Bushkill Creek Greenway, and public input is being sought. The Bushkill Creek corridor has it all: history, ecological resources, recreational amenities, transportation alternatives and more. Seeking to tie all that together, Palmer Township and a team of consultants are in the midst of a comprehensive planning strategy for the future of what’s being called the Bushkill Creek Greenway.

6 days ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Kurt Bresswein

Pennsylvania has made free menstrual products available in 68 state parks, including several in the Lehigh Valley region. State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the initiative Wednesday at Kings Gap Environmental Education Center in Cumberland County, alongside first lady Lori Shapiro and members of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Next Generation Engagement.

1 week ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Kurt Bresswein

A historic 62-acre property along Bethlehem’s northern border will be preserved as the new home of the Industrial Archives & Library. The independent archival nonprofit currently based at 18 W. Fourth St. on Southside Bethlehem announced Friday it had received the donation of the property at Santee Mill and Altonah roads along the border with Bethlehem Township. Plans call for modifications to the interiors of some of the land’s eight structures to accommodate the archives.