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PGC’s spring gobbler photo contest underway

HARRISBURG — It is time for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s 2023 spring gobbler photo contest. Submit a photo taken during the 2023 Pennsylvania spring gobbler season for a chance to win a custom Pennsylvania made turkey call and other Game Commission merchandise. Photos can include a successful harvest, your experience, fellow hunters, landscape, nature, or any elements related to the hunt. Game Commission staff will choose our finalists. Then it is up to our Facebook followers to select our winner! The photo with the most likes will be deemed the winner. The ...

WPC invites public suggestions on the Juniata Watershed

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Residents of the Juniata Watershed are invited to provide input and suggestions via public meetings and a community survey to help inform the Juniata Watershed Management Plan, a project of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy with multiple partners. Encompassing 3,400 square miles, the Juniata watershed’s tributaries provide habitat for numerous fish and aquatic species as well as recreational opportunities such as swimming, paddling and fly fishing. Home to several state forests, state parks and state game lands, much of the land in the watershed is forested, ...

Plan your family vacation on a budget

By Chris Alarcon Wealth of Geeks The average vacation budget for a family of four is about $4,580, which translates to approximately $1,145 per person for travel, food, lodging, and activities. However, with the economy facing rising inflation and higher costs, fewer families may have the budget for a trip this year at all. Since 2020, inflation caused by the pandemic has significantly affected families - especially considering how many lay-offs occurred during the COVID era, resulting in job loss and financial insecurity. So where can families go if they’re seeking an escape ...

Pa. Game Commission’s ‘Explore Bowhunting’ an educational tool

HARRISBURG — Explore Bowhunting is a curriculum that teaches students about hunting in their classrooms. With more than 20 activities to choose from, students will learn a variety of skills that will not only help them become better hunters but develop an overall appreciation for wildlife and nature. The Archery Trade Association created this curriculum with the educator in mind. Easy-to-follow lesson plans, an overflowing equipment kit, media packets and more make this curriculum fun for both the students and the teachers instructing. Review sample lesson plans below to see the fun ...

Outdoors Calendar

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap ...

‘Mangrove Man’ fights to salvage sinking shores

By GAURAV SAINI Press Trust of India VYPIN ISLAND, India (AP) — On the receding shorelines of low-lying Vypin Island off India’s western coast, T. P. Murukesan fixed his eyes on the white paint peeling off the damp walls of his raised home and recounted the most recent floods. “The floods are occurring more frequently and lasting longer,” he said. The last flood was chest-height for his young grandson. “Every flood brings waters this high, we just deal with it.” Sea level rise and severe tidal floods have forced many families in Murukesan’s neighborhood to relocate ...