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Tatum: Hot on the trail of the Eastern Bluebird

By The Citizen on June 2, 2025

In 1934 a song called “The Bluebird of Happiness” with lyrics by Edward Heyman hit the airways to popular acclaim. Today, a Chester County woman,…

Tom Tatum Outdoors: The Heartbeat of Lake Erie – Taking The Pulse of a Walleye Wonderland

By The Citizen on May 26, 2025

The dawn breaks bright and sunny at the docks, but Captain Bob Ferraro remains deeply doubtful about our chances of catching any walleyes this day.…

From the Ground Up: Journaling by the canal

By The Citizen on May 22, 2025

It’s chilly, rainy Wednesday, but just yesterday afternoon I was sitting by the Schuylkill River Canal at Lock 60 in Phoenixville, enjoying a blue sky…

Tatum: A floundering start to the saltwater season

By The Citizen on May 5, 2025

Perhaps celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns said it best in his poem ‘To a Mouse’ where he declared “The best laid plans of mice and…

Tom Tatum: Time to talk turkey as spring gobbler season approaches

By The Citizen on April 21, 2025

Few things can quicken the pulse of a Pennsylvania hunter as much as the sound of a Tom turkey’s gobble both near and far. With…

From the Ground Up: Spring plant sales in Delaware Valley and beyond

By The Citizen on April 17, 2025

Spring is here and so much is blooming, but flowers aren’t the only things sprouting right now. Throughout this month and next you’ll find a…

Tom Tatum Outdoors: Game Commission Releases Deer Harvest Estimates

By The Citizen on April 14, 2025

The fortunes of the state’s deer hunters considerably improved this past season to the tune of about 11% more deer harvested in the 2024-25 hunting…

Get into all national parks for free on April 19

By The Citizen on April 12, 2025

Want to get outside and enjoy nature for free? For the kickoff of the annual National Park Week, which for 2025 will be held April…

Environmental groups help clean up discarded fishing line in Berks waterways

By The Citizen on April 3, 2025

After finding a dead great horned owl entangled in discarded fishing line along the Tulpehocken Creek near Gring’s Mill in January, Jim Colflesh has been…

Registration open for 2025 Schuylkill River Sojourn

By The Citizen on April 1, 2025

POTTSTOWN — The 27th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Schuylkill Navigation System with its theme: Canals and Campfires. The…

Tatum: AI reboots agency efforts to introduce hybrid gray squirrel

By The Citizen on March 31, 2025

Many years ago, this column documented the Game Commission’s failed pursuit of a new hybrid game animal, namely the creation of a genetically altered antlered…

Philadelphia Zoo will be getting a little brighter

By The Citizen on March 27, 2025

Spring is in the air … and at the Philadelphia Zoo. In a partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the zoo is ready to refresh,…

Tom Tatum Outdoors: The Hunt for Shed Antlers in the Deer Woods

By The Citizen on March 24, 2025

With a decent weather forecast for the next few days and with our statewide opening day of trout season not kicking in until April 5,…

From the Ground Up: These plants are perfect for heated homes

By The Citizen on February 20, 2025

Winter can be a tough season for a lot of people. There are the obvious cold temperatures, fewer hours of daylight, less intense sunlight, the…

Stunning conjunction of Venus, crescent moon will be visible Saturday

By The Citizen on February 1, 2025

DENVER — A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin…

From the Ground Up: Getting the dirt on African violets

By The Citizen on January 23, 2025

Last week I fielded a question from a reader who was looking for tips on how to get African violets to bloom. Being inexperienced with…

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