The Rodale Institute is getting a substantial investment from the state to build a new science center. State officials announced Tuesday that the nonprofit organization…
Posts published in “Environment”
It’s not every day that your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man swings by Reading to fight pollution. But an array of Earth Day-themed events Saturday afternoon began…
The swimming pool at French Creek State Park will be closed for the summer season, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Friday.…
Commuter Services of PA is celebrating Earth Day all month long and asking commuters to record their green commute trips for a chance at winning…
It’s been a long time since women first became members of the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club. But Joan Moyer — the club’s first woman…
Last spring songbirds began dying off in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas and the reports began spreading, leading the Pennsylvania Game Commission to…
Berks County intends to use sharpshooting at Antietam Lake Park to help reduce the deer population to alleviate negative impacts on the park and achieve…
Federal funding to expand electric vehicle infrastructure across interstate highways and offer $2.5 billion in related grants may have an impact in Berks, according to…
Trout season is just around the corner, and the state Fish and Boat Commission has already started getting ready. Trout stocking operations began this week…
Jan. 27: Kay Williams will lead a 4- to 5-mile hike on the Ephrata Rail Trail beginning at 10 a.m. 1098 Steinmetz Road, Ephrata. Bring…
A 80-acre farm in Bethel Township is among 30 recently preserved by the state preservation board. That brings the total farms preserved in the state…
Owning an electric car in Reading will soon be a lot easier, thanks to a new endeavor by Albright College. The school has announced it…
Reindeer are not the kind of livestock you would usually find on the LaFaver Family Farm near Hamburg, but they recently took center stage over…
Jan. 4: Master Watershed Steward information session, 7 p.m., Berks County Extension, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township. Register for the information sessions: https://extension.psu.edu/masterwatershed-steward-information-session-for-berks-andschuylkill-counties. Webinar…
The Crossley Farms site in Hereford Township is one of nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. that will be cleaned up as federal…
[Editor’s note: This is a new monthly column from the Berks County Conservation District.] By Jennifer A. Brooks Prior to colonial settlement Leni Lenape tribes…