Fish kill impact will be felt for years
Train derailment ramifications far from over
BY JEFF MULHOLLEM OUTDOOR WRITER
      Time heals all wounds, including a devastated river. Therefore, the public will have to be patient with the recovery from the summer 2006 lye spill that wiped out two high-quality streams in Cameron and McKean counties. It will be some time before wild trout return to the Sinnemahoning Portage Cr...
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Geocaching workshop March 29 in Galeton
      A geocaching workshop is being held on Saturday, March 29, in Galeton. Participants will learn the basics of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipment and how to locate caches which are planted all around the world. There will be handson training to navigate to a local geocache site, create a ca...
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Keatle Creek Outdoor Show March 29 in Cross Fork
      A sure sign of spring is the annual Kettle Creek Valley Outdoor Show, scheduled for Saturday, March 29, at the Cross Fork Firehall from 9 am to 4 pm.
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Trout stocking continues
      Thousands of brook, brown and rainbow trout, including some trophy-sized specimens from area hatcheries, are being deposited in area waterways in preparation for the 2008 trout fishing season. As always, the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission encourages volunteers to turn out and help with the stocking...
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Sea of seagulls...
     A sure sign of spring? Or just lost birds? These seagulls, numbering proably upwards of 200, were spotted near the Cameron County Health Care Center on Second Street in Emporium on Wednesday. Alex Davis photo
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Conference to discuss bluebirds
      A conference on steps being taken to restore bluebird populations in Pennsylvania will be held April 4-5 at Toftrees Conference Center in State College. I t 's sponsored by the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania. Decades ago, eastern bluebird populations plummeted by 90 percent and were absent from...
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     Pennsylvania elk will be shedding their antlers over the next several weeks, enticing 'shed hunters' into the woods for early spring hikes. This 4x4 or 'rag bull' as they are often called, was still sporting his 'bones' earlier this week. He'll lose them any day now and begin growing what will likel...
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