Meeting on REAP Attracts Over 150

Meeting on REAP Attracts Over 150. Matt Ehrhart, PA Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, talks about support for the Resource Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP), a proposal that provides farmers tax credits to install best management practices that reduce nutrients and sediment. Ehrhart made his comments at a March 22 town meeting in Lancaster that attracted over 150 people and was sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. REAP, introduced as House Bill 100 by Rep. Stern (R-Blair) and Rep. Daley (D-Washington) and as Senate Bill 690 by Sen. Brubaker (R-Lancaster) and Sen. O’Pake (D-Berks) would give farmers tax credits of up to 75 percent of the cost of installing best management practices like forested stream buffer, stream fencing and other measures. For more information, visit the CBF REAP webpage. Other Video Blog Stories from this event: Sen. Brubaker - REAP Brings More People to the Table Gary Swan, PA Farm Bureau, Developing More Partnerships

The Golden Eagle At Middle Creek

Russell Hess tells the story behind one of the Golden Eagles on display at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lebanon County.
And watch this Video Blog story: Middle Creek Home to Thousands of Migrating Birds

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Visitors Center

The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Visitors Center in Kempton, PA offers birdwatchers, students and visitors with an introduction to the history of Hawk Mountain, starting with founder Rosalie Edge, and to raptors of all types that migrate passed the Mountain every Fall and Spring. The Center is also the starting point for going on the trails that lead up to the lookouts on Hawk Mountain. For more information, go to www.HawkMountain.org October 21, 2006

Acopian Center Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

The Acopian Center at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, PA offers unique facilities for visiting professors, the international interns working at the Sanctuary and the visiting public. The main Center building holds the library, research facilities and meeting spaces. Two other buildings house rooming facilities for interns and apartments for visiting professors. The grounds around the Center offer several trails for birdwatching and a wetland for handling stormwater from the facilities. The Sanctuary used many green building techniques to construct the buildings at the Center, including reuse of local building materials, energy efficient designs, ground source heating and using building materials with recycled content. For more information, visit www.HawkMountain.org . October 21, 2006

Hike To North Lookout Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

The North Lookout at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, PA is the largest of the many lookouts for raptor watchers on visits to this unique educational resource. The Lookout is about a 45 minute walk from the Hawk Mountain Visitors Center along a trail that varies from smooth to rocky. For more information, go to www.HawkMountain.org October 21, 2006

Hike To South LookOut Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

The South Lookout at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, PA is the first of several lookouts visitors to this unique educational resource come to on the trail going up the mountain. The Lookout is about a 20 minute walk from the Hawk Mountain Visitors Center along a trail that varies from smooth to somewhat rocky. For more information, go to www.HawkMountain.org October 21, 2006