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SELINSGROVE, Snyder County — Matt Wilson is a stream and restoration ecologist who dwells on the works of nature, then mimics them for healing streams.

No stream in Lancaster County has had as much restoration work performed on it than Lititz Run. No local stream, perhaps, has had a community pull so hard together to

Some people need a cup of coffee to start their day and get going. At age 92, Jay Harold Mummau of Manheim needs a brisk bike ride of 10 miles

It’s worth the extra carrying weight to have good food on a winter backpacking trip.

I never figured a why-not experiment to try winter camping in the wilds of Pennsylvania would turn into a 25-year tradition.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2019 and has been updated to add a few more hiking options.

Visitors to the Enola Low Grade Rail Trail in Manor Twp. have been greeted by swooping peregrine falcons protecting their turf; will this year bring more “attacks”?

One of the hallowed traditions of spring in Lancaster County for generations returns next Saturday with the opening of trout season statewide.

The first thing you notice when walking down the basement steps of Rosemarie Curcio’s Marietta bungalow is a huge tent.

DUTCH JOHN, Utah — If you have a hobby, at some point in your life you hope to experience the best there is.

Get some exercise - or just relax - in a kayak on one of Lancaster County's many waterways and lakes.

Cicada chaser Dean Evans is back from a whirlwind 2,200-mile, 36-hour road trip through nine states in which he collected dozens of the crazy-looking bugs from two broods that last

Pa. Bureau of Forestry planning new forms of protection for state forests, plants

I know for most Lancaster County residents, the brief spate of recent cool days comes with a slight shiver of dread. A brief reminder that the endless days of sun

No, killer bees have not made their way north into Lancaster County.

It would be hard to unseat Amish country as the top tourism draw in Lancaster County, but local officials are making a push to make outdoor recreation a top attraction,

Here's how nature and forest therapy can open up new paths to mental wellness

Lancaster County has no equal in Pennsylvania with the number of people who paddle canoes, kayaks and paddleboards on lakes, rivers and streams.

Ad Crable signs off after more than 37 years of outdoors columns

One summer night three years ago, a chimney swift flitted over the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, where a scraggly-looking antenna sensed a radio frequency pulse given off by a