Stargazing workshop planned
      Instruction on stargazing and telescopes will be presented during a workshop to be held at two Potter County sites on Saturday, April 21. Advice will be offered mount and scope styles, eyepiece selections, and accessories.
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Birdwatching topic of workshop
      A birdwatching workshop is being held on Saturday, April 21, in Port Allegany. Topics will include bird identification, optics, field guides, reference books, habitat preferences and ethics. Instructor Gary Edwards has more than two decades of birding experience.
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      Opening day of trout season can see quite a variety of stream conditions. Some opening day temperatures have been downright freezing. Anglers have had to dress more like deer hunters. Trout are lethargic and difficult to catch in cold weather. However, the last two trout openers have provided us w...
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Pennsylvania Wilds goes 'seven for seven'
      Seven of the top priorities of the Pennsylvania Wilds tourist promotion plan are on course to become realities. A Pa. Dept.
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Teachers invited to elk education workshop
      Schoolteachers have a chance to learn more about the Pennsylvania elk herd and develop curriculum around that unique wildlife species during a workshop being held by the Pa. Game Commission in June. The two-day "WILD about Elk" workshop will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., June 20, at Par...
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'Doe' license vote set
      The Pa. Game Commission will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday at the agency's Harrisburg headquarters, starting at 8:30 a.m. on both days. On Tuesday, the board will hear public comments on the proposed 2007-08 hunting and furtaking seasons and bag limits that were given preliminary approval in Janua...
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Trout stocking in Potter, Cameron counties
      Teams from the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will begin replenishing the supply of trout taken during the season's opening day with the start of in-season stocking next week. Volunteers are welcome to help .
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