March 12: Berks Community Strollers hike, meet at the parking area adjacent to the Leesport Playground and Swimming Pool, 26 Washington St., Leesport, 10 a.m.…
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You don’t always need that oversized parka when the weather turns cold. Sometimes a little more flexibility is nice, especially when you’re active outside, and…
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…
As with almost anything in life, the sooner you begin working on skills the sooner you begin to become proficient. Taking yourself, your children or…
For hundreds of regional nature enthusiasts winter offers the rare opportunity to take advantage of Old Man Winter’s frigid magic when he turns water to…
It is late winter and you are driving down some old back road, sing along to the radio, “Ooooh that smell, Can’t you smell that…
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…
I’ll begin by wishing you a happy new year, and I hope your holiday season had some memorable and joyful moments. Today the Twelve Days…
The Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead is a 2-acre historical treasure nestled beside the Tulpehocken Creek one mile from Grings Mill and close to Berks County hiking…
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…
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…
Dec. 15: Light the Lane holiday, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Clover Hills Vineyard, Breinigsville, Lehigh County. Dave Kline performs Christmas and holiday music at the celebration with…
Often when I write this column I immerse myself in thoughts that make me feel as though I’m writing to each of you on a…
The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. Q: Why are…
After 15 years of persistence, hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless volunteer hours, Ted Coffelt raised his voice in triumph. “We got a bridge…