This week, March 24 – 31, 2025 is National Farmworker Awareness Week, sponsored by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. This week of recognition includes a nationwide drive for long-sleeved shirts for our farmworkers. Our farmworkers are a valuable asset for all of Pennsylvania’s farms and orchards, making sure that our communities can enjoy the
Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas at Arlington and Alexander Kaplitz, University of Texas at Arlington In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is inexpensive to produce while being lightweight and
At their January board meeting, Cumberland Township supervisors decided to separate an action item regarding a solar energy farm project located primarily in Straban Township from the day’s main agenda, and to table it for further review. The Adams Miller Solar Development project is planned on 123 acres located in Straban Township, with an address
Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution A firefighting plane dumps water on one of the fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply
Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University Across the U.S. and worldwide, energy demand is soaring as data centers work to support the wide and growing use of artificial intelligence. These large facilities are filled with powerful computers, called servers, that run complex algorithms to help AI systems learn from vast amounts of data. High-voltage transmission lines
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida, which saw tens of billions of dollars in losses from hurricanes Helene and Milton but across the country. Hurricane Beryl tore up homes in Freeport, Texas, in July 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images) According to S&P Global
What in the world is—or was—the Inflation Reduction Act and what does it have to do with creating a better, cleaner energy and economic future for Pennsylvania? On Monday, Adrian Deveny, former Director of Energy and Environmental Policy for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer took on those questions in Mara Auditorium in Masters Hall at
The Conewago Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) approved a zoning request that will allow developers to take next steps for a facility to convert food waste to natural gas. The ruling was announced at a decisional meeting Thursday, October 10, 2024. The board heard zoning requests from developers Divert Real Estate Holdings, LLC, who presented
James R. Elliott, Rice University; Dominic Boyer, Rice University, and Phylicia Lee Brown, Rice University Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024. An overturned industrial storage tank in Asheville, N.C., shows the power of fast-moving flood water.
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day. High pressure in the middle layers of the atmosphere acts as a dome or cap, allowing heat to build up at the Earth’s surface. NOAA Phoenix
When students head back to Gettysburg College for the beginning of the fall semester, sophomore Brandon Fey will continue to work on a project he initiated last year to enhance agriculture and the environment in Adams County. The two-phase composting project has the dual goal of enriching the soil, decreasing dangerous landfill waste gases, and
The Adams County Farmers Market and Gettysburg Green Gathering have once again partnered to host their Homesteading & Green Living Expo on July 13, 2024, at the Gettysburg Rec Park. Gettysburg Green Gathering (GGG), in partnership with Adams County Farmers Market (ACFM) and the Gettysburg Rec Park, will be hosting their Homesteading & Green Living
Marburg Lake, nestled in the scenic Codorus State Park approximately 30 minutes east of Gettysburg in York County, is a popular destination for anglers seeking a diverse and rewarding fishing experience. The lake, covering 1,275 acres, is known for its variety of fish species, beautiful surroundings, and ample recreational opportunities. Whether you’re a seasoned angler
by Lia Chien, Pennsylvania Capital-StarJune 26, 2024 WASHINGTON – Despite policies the Biden administration has championed to target climate change, recent findings show carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at an all-time high, raising the stakes for November’s presidential election among advocates for aggressive climate action. Emissions spew from a stack at the coal-fired Brandon
The Land Conservancy of Adams County (LCAC) has announced a conservation easement donated by Hugh and Nell Matthews on 37.7 acres of their property in Freedom Township southwest of Gettysburg. According to LCAC, a conservation easement is a voluntary land protection agreement between a private landowner and a land trust such as the Land Conservancy.
A proposal to have military aircraft fly low over the Pennsylvania Wilds has been canceled after significant pushback from residents and environmentalists. The proposed Duke Low Military Operations Area would have been in the vicinity of 10 state parks and 395,647 acres of state forests in Cameron, Clinton, McKean, Potter, and Tioga counties, including the
What do you want Adams County to look like in five, ten, or twenty years, and what are you doing to help make that possible? The South Mountain Partnership (SMP), a public-private partnership and network collaboration, is helping answer these questions. “We are the only local conservation group operating on a regional level that brings
How do we account for the “crazy” these days, both in our politics and in our society at large? Most of us can see it and feel it. Many of us call it out saying, “Wow, that’s just crazy.” But where did it come from? What’s driving the divisiveness, the anger, the steady rise of
Originally published by The 19th Hazel Chandler was at home taking care of her son when she began flipping through a document that detailed how burning fossil fuels would soon jeopardize the planet. She can’t quite remember who gave her the report — this was in 1969 — but the moment stands out to her
By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Nearly 4,500 dealerships representing all major auto manufacturing brands from every state recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to “tap the brakes” on his proposed electric vehicle mandate based on a lack of consumer demand. Since the letter was sent in November
From exclusive ‘color drops’ to unboxings, the hype over the popular tumblers shows how influencer culture is driving waste on a planet with finite resources. Originally published by The 19th A dad and his daughter recently staked out a Target overnight, hoping to score the limited-edition reusable Starbucks x Stanley cup. As the dad documented
By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Over the last year, Pennsylvania set out in earnest to meet federal goals for the electric vehicle transition. Christen Smith | The Center Square It’s been an expensive and complex process, most of which is yet to be decided. The Biden administration set a target for
Pennsylvania has seen an increase in chronic wasting disease since 2012. While the state has implemented tracking and mitigation efforts, testing is still optional for hunters. by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College Photo By Mark Nale This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated
The water situation in Adams County has varied from “abnormally dry” to “moderate drought” for most of the year, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As shown in the map on this page, Adams County is currently “abnormally dry,” which while not good, is better than it could be. Last month, stream flows in Adams County were
The Gettysburg Borough Council hopes to increase communication with the group that plants Gettysburg’s trees. The Shade Tree Commission is responsible for the planting, replanting, pruning, health, and removal of plants, shrubs, and trees within the borough. The commission has been inactive for several years, but Chair David Rice and his team are eager to
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Adams County has been in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Code Orange” over the past two days. The categorization means the air in the region is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” and that susceptible people should take preventative measures. According to guidelines, “active children and adults, and people with lung
The beautiful fall foliage, the brown and gold corn and soybean fields, and the grass that has conveniently stopped growing … it all presents a sense of normalcy in Adams County. But while it may not be evident at first glance, Adams County remains in a water-deficit situation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Adams
After months of planning and preparation, Adams County’s new Glass Recycling Collection Site will open for business on Saturday. The site, located at 230 Greenamyer Lane, Straban Township, will be open on the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon through the winter. Expanded hours are expected to be announced on Earth
Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site will conduct the lethal removal of white-tailed deer as part of the White-tailed Deer Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement between October 2023 through March 2024. This action addresses the over-browsing of native vegetation and agricultural crops and is a management strategy that supports long-term protection, preservation, and
The simplest answer is: No! Thanks to recent rains, the U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded Adams County from “moderate drought” to “abnormally dry,” as you can see in the attached map. Another good indicator of how we’re doing with our water resources is stream flow. We’ve also included a chart showing the latest reading for
You are invited to join PennDOT for a community conversation to learn about electric vehicles (EVs) and how they best fit in your community. The meeting is one of six being held around the state. The discussion will concern EVs, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program, funding options, and more. Your voice matters in
The Gettysburg Municipal Authority (GMA) has asked residents to cut back on water use, while the Littlestown Borough Authority has required it. The actions are the result of lower stream flows in creeks and lower water tables. Littlestown said two critical water sources for the borough had been impacted and are not able to be
Jesus Lizana, University of Oxford; Nicole Miranda, University of Oxford; and Radhika Khosla, University of Oxford Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California’s Death Valley and China’s Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heatwave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing temperatures in parts of Italy, Spain, France,
Healthy Adams County has received a grant from the Adams County Community Foundation’s Fund for the Environment to continue a program that helps Adams County residents with free rain barrels to recycle rainwater. You can make a difference by placing a rain barrel under your downspouts and using the water for your garden or other
By Tom Gantert | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Fourteen state attorneys general asked the Biden Administration to do more to “combat the plastic pollution crisis.” Jeremy DeBenedictis, President of Alterra Energy, stands in the storage area of shredded plastics his company receives from recycling facilities in their facility in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday,
Tarun Gopalakrishnan, Tufts University; Bethany Tietjen, Tufts University, and Seth Owusu-Mante, Tufts University Green banks are starting to draw attention in the U.S., particularly since the federal government announced its first grant competitions under a national green bank program to bring clean technology and more affordable energy to low-income communities. Retrofitting apartment buildings for energy
Two local nonprofit organizations, the Adams County Farmers Market (ACFM) and Gettysburg Green Gathering (GGG), are partnering to host their first Homesteading & Green Living Expo on July 15, 2023 from 8 am -1 pm at the Gettysburg Rec Park. The event will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled farmers market. This new
Did you know that most waste haulers serving Adams County do not permit customers to place glass into recycling bins? If they do, glass placed in curbside recycling bins is transported to a sorting facility, separated, and then transported to the landfill. It is not recycled. Making matters worse, the glass is transported twice. Further,
It’s early morning in Rivendell, a smoke-cloaked fantasyland outside my back door. Hobbits and dwarfs sit with their morning coffee around kitchen tables in stone huts along pathways pressed by millions of footfalls through the forest on the far side of the glen. This close to July, the morning sun should have the air warmed
With a noticeable haze in the atmosphere staying around for a second day, and arriving for the second time in two weeks, the question of outdoor air quality might well be on your mind. The current haze, associated with smoke from wildfires in Canada spreading over the country, state and county, may leave residents unsure
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert for all of Central Pennsylvania including Adams County. The alert, which continues through midnight, indicates the air in the region is affected by smoke and ozone from forest fires burning in Canada. The AQI indicator in Arendstville reported a reading of
GETTYSBURG, PA – Estelle King of Hanover recently gifted a conservation easement protecting a 50-acre parcel in Conewago Township to the Land Conservancy of Adams County. King and her late husband, Richard King, purchased the original 25-acre parcel, which includes the main house, several outbuildings, and a sprawling arboretum, from the Myers family in 1987.
The trial is over in the case of Held v. The State of Montana. The lawyers have performed their roles on the judicial stage. Now we wait, a few weeks probably, several months possibly, for the lone critic to review the material and render a ruling. The question? Is Montana, one of three states in
According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and despite having received a half inch or so of rain over the past week, Adams County remains in drought conditions. The drought is affecting local farmers. “Everything from strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and peaches are all smaller than
For the past several years, I have been among those predicting our youth would have to resolve the problems we oldsters have wrought upon our home. It turns out they’re already at it – and doing more than merely crying out, “OK, Boomer!” when they detect a problem. Monday, a group of young people—ages from
The chipmunk that lived in the downspout behind my back porch died last week. Tommy murdered it. Does that sound hyperbolic? Do cats commit murder? If he had any intention of eating it, I would say he killed it, but eating wasn’t part of the plan. He offed it for sport. He dropped it on
Wetlands— those swampy areas we sometimes encounter as we wander through our forests and other undeveloped acres—may seem like wasted land, but they are hard at work reducing flood risk during heavy rain events and filtering to provide safe drinking water for plants and other critters, including us humans. In a classic case of “he
Climate change is getting expensive, and not addressing it has begun to cost us in significant ways. Climate change denialists, including many of our own local elected representatives, continue to repeat their talking points about jobs and freedom and so forth, but the bill for climate negligence is coming due, not only at some point
Gettysburg Borough has issued a borough-wide burn ban which includes outside fire pits. The PA State Dept. of Environmental Protection has also declared today a Code Red Air Quality Action Day throughout the entire Commonwealth for fine particulate matter. The borough said the ban was based on the very dry conditions. The ban will remain in effect until
The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) has labeled the air quality in Adams County as “unhealthy” as a result of smoke from the many forest fires currently burning in Canada. Recent weather patterns have pushed the smoke from the fires south into the United States. The EPA recommends that everyone keep outdoor activities light and short
The day started the way a spring Dad-with-13-year-old motorcycling day should start: sunny but not too much heat. It was a post-Navy-retirement run from Norfolk, Virginia, where I had spent the previous eight years, to Maine, where I was raised. Night One was Locust Lake State Park, near Mahanoy City, PA. We filled out tummies
The changing face of growth has changed the efforts in Franklin County to plan for it while attempting to preserve the county’s mix of characters. “Franklin County has been a target for solar development,” Franklin County Commissioners Chairman David Kelly told a group of South Mountain Partnership (SMP) supporters gathered Friday morning at a pavilion
by Robert Zullo, Pennsylvania Capital-StarMay 20, 2023 As much as two-thirds of North America could face shortages of electricity this summer in the event of severe and protracted heat, according to the regulator in charge of setting and enforcing standards for the electric grid. “Increased, rapid deployment of wind, solar, and batteries have made a
In an online video the other day, a fellow wanderer was making his way through an area with which I am fairly familiar. As I watched him follow his camera along the path, I noticed places I recognized, places I had, in my own wanderings, passed by. I was reminded of an experience several years
More than two dozen Gettysburg Borough residents attended a water barrel assembly workshop Thursday afternoon at the Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center. The 27 participants each went home with barrels capable of holding 60 gallons of rainwater. “This is free water,” Gettysburg Borough resident John Zaremba commented while installing hose fittings on a
A recent car-shopping trip with a friend got me thinking about my history with motor vehicles. My first was an English Ford convertible. It was white and cost me $75, which, even in 1967, was not bad. I don’t remember the year or model, but it was old. It had character, which meant some things
Courtney Carignan, Michigan State University Quaternary ammonium compounds can linger on surfaces and in indoor air and dust long after the disinfectant has dried. Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Image.The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Concerns about unnecessary use of a common class of antimicrobial chemicals used in disinfectants
Anatomically, we are similar to lots of other critters. We have hearts and livers in more or less relatively the same positions in our bodies, though some of us carry ourselves horizontally and others vertically. We walk on our hind legs, but so do birds — most of them, anyway. We use tools, but so
About 80 Adams Countians were treated to an entertaining recipe for backyard entertainment and pollination. “Why would anyone plant a tree that isn’t native?” Toronto-based butterfly expert Carol Pasternak asked her audience Saturday afternoon. Pasternak presented a recipe for inviting birds and butterflies to residential gardens and lawns — the latter which she decried as
A few years ago, Granddaughter went wandering with a friend in the woods behind our home. Suddenly she burst in the door, excitedly proclaiming, “Come on, Papa John! We found something!” “What did you find?” I asked. Monarch butterfly on yellow ironweed “C’mon. We’ll show you!” And off we went to see what turned out
The Gettysburg Green Gathering is bringing an advocate for monarch butterflies to town! Carol Pasternak of Toronto, Canada, will provide a kid-friendly introduction to the care and feeding of butterflies, especially Monarch butterflies, on Saturday, April 29, at 1:00 PM at the Charles Sterner Building at the Gettysburg Recreation Park. A second presentation will take
In recognition of Earth Day 2023, the Adams County Community Foundation awarded $13,500 in grants through its Adams County Fund for the Environment to support environmental stewardship in Adams County. The Fund for the Environment selected three projects, awarding grants to the County of Adams to establish a glass recycling collection facility, Strawberry Hill for
As the Green Gettysburg Book Club advances into its third year online, we’ve kept on with our study of “the little things that run the world.” Entomologist E.O. Wilson in his book Half Earth, which we read in 2021, uses that phrase to describe the work of insects in maintaining the biosphere. For us in
I signed up in March for a class that resulted in an “Earthkeeper” certificate this month, one of many programs created for the now majority of Americans who are concerned about human damage to the Earth, which is also damaging animal and plant life on the planet. As climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe points out in
Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee ‘Earthrise,’ a photo of the Earth taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, Dec. 4, 1968. NASA/Bill Anders via Wikipedia Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Will the Earth last forever?
Matt Radar, President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), will speak at the Gettysburg Garden Club’s April 27 meeting at the Gettysburg Firehouse, 35 North Stratton Street, at 1 pm. Matt will share what’s new at the PHS, including growth and innovation underway in the Society’s Public Gardens and Landscapes and Healthy Neighborhoods Program. Made
I found myself this week looking back a few years when, well … “I used to use that as a landmark. Something’s got to go back up there,” Ariste Reno of New York, formerly of Chicago, told me when I visited the World Trade Center site on the first anniversary of its destruction. I thought
Dan McEvoy, Desert Research Institute After three years of extreme drought, the Western U.S. is finally getting a break. Mountain ranges are covered in deep snow, and water reservoirs in many areas are filling up following a series of atmospheric rivers that brought record rain and snowfall to large parts of the region. Many people
The Gettysburg Adams Kiwanis Club heard from the Land Conservancy of Adams County at their March 13 meeting as part of the club’s continuing monthly speaker series. Pictured, from left, are Laura McMahon, Kiwanis president; Betsy Meyer, vice president of LCAC; Sarah Kipp, LCAC conservation director; and Erica Duffy, secretary and LAOC board member. The
The Land Conservancy of Adams County (LCAC) held its 27th Annual Dinner meeting at the Gettysburg Hotel on March 9. Landowners who preserved their properties in 2022 were honored and new board members were elected. The Land Conservancy seeks to preserve the rural character of Adams County through the negotiation of Conservation Easements. An easement is
Wednesday was a day to appreciate preserving Adams County’s rural landscape as the commissioners approved the purchase of new land for preservation and honored two conservation agencies at their meeting. The commissioners approved a proposal from Ellen Dayhoff, AG Land Conservation Board Program administrator, to purchase five agricultural conservation easements in Conewago and Union Townships. The
March wind waves the blossoming red leaves of the maple, bluebirds, and cardinals clinging to the branches as they try to overpower the blossoming red leaves with their own raiment. It’s not yet Easter, but many critters are eager to show off their colors. Grabbing seeds from the grass, diminutive Dark-eyed Juncos in their white
Spring is near, and the Gettysburg Garden Club is preparing for its Spring Plant Sale at the Gettysburg Fire Hall on May 20. As in previous years, the club is requesting used green or black plastic flowerpot donations. The pots can be round or square and must be four inches or larger. Please do not
The Gettysburg Adams Kiwanis Club’s monthly speakers series will continue on Monday, March 13, with a program by Sarah Kipp, Betsy Meyer, and Erica Duffy from the Land Conservancy of Adams County. The program will begin with a short film, Roads, Rivers, and the Land in Between. It will be followed by a discussion about
There is continuous discussion among us concerning whether the glass of our continued inhabitance upon this planet be half empty or half full. I choose to believe the latter, although plenty of us are hard at work draining what is left. Our forests will never look as they looked at the end of the last
Biglerville High School senior Aidan Kissner spent the past two years working to officially name the small creek located behind his school. His hard work paid off this year when the United States Board of Geographic Names approved his proposal to name the creek after a Virginia slave who moved to Gettysburg after being granted
Outside my window, birds and squirrels and a presumable variety of other critters are pairing up in my backyard — bluebirds and house sparrows have commenced their annual fight over the bluebird houses that, if history is prognosticator, will soon be home to a clutch of sparrow chicks. House Sparrows are the definition of “backyard
Climate change and its economic and human impacts were the subjects of a panel discussion on Tuesday evening in Joseph Theater at Gettysburg College. Panelists included Dr. Sarah Principato from the college’s Environmental Studies Department and Drs. Rimvydas Baltaduonis and James O’Brien from the Department of Economics. The program was hosted by students Carter Hanson,
The Watershed Alliance of Adams County will host an event designed to inform and educate local residents concerning what went into the recent rehabilitation of Culp Run. Attendees will hear directly from the team who did the work, beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, downstairs at the Ag Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Rd.,
The Gettysburg College Democrats are sponsoring a panel on climate change featuring Professor Sarah Principato from Environmental Studies, and Professors James O’Brien and Rimyvidas Baltaduonis from Economics. The discussion will take place on Tuesday, February 21 from 6:00-7:30 PM in Joseph Theater in Breidenbaugh Hall on the Gettysburg campus. Breidenbaugh Hall is located directly across
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water – and misinformation on social media hasn’t helped. State officials offered more details of the cleanup process and a timeline of the environmental disaster during a news
Welcome to Emanon The thing about development is it never seems to work out as well as it was planned – except for the developers. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not opposed to growth. I enjoy, for instance, trees large enough to make shade on a summer afternoon and creeks wide enough to have pools
The Gettysburg Recreational Authority (GARA) Board of Directors was presented with two proposals requesting GARA’s support. Pedestrian Trail: The Adams County Historical Society (ACHS), together with Healthy Adams Bicycle/Pedestrian, Inc. (HABPI) is planning a new pedestrian trail from the end of the sidewalk on Carlisle Street up to the facilities of the Historical Society. Dennis
The South Mountain Audubon Society invites you to a program given by Galen Stauffer at their monthly meeting on January 23. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be held at the Adams County Agricultural Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road in Gettysburg. Refreshments and social time will start at 7:00 pm with a
Next Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023, the Green Gettysburg Book Club will begin its third year, meeting weekly online to discuss books on environmental issues and explore solutions to both local and global environmental problems. From the beginning, the club has focused on the specifics of climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, water quality, land
In August the Watershed Alliance of Adams County found that the majority of Adams County streams it tested were contaminated with E.coli at levels exceeding those recommended for recreational use by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). Supported by a grant from the South Mountain Partnership, the Watershed Alliance tested twenty-one sites on ten
By Michael A. Rawlins, UMass Amherst It’s hard for most people to imagine more than 5 feet of snow in one storm, like parts of the Buffalo area saw over the weekend, but these extreme snowfall events sometimes happen along the eastern edges of the Great Lakes. The phenomenon is called “lake-effect snow,” and the
The Gettysburg Green Gathering welcomed entomologist and native species advocate Doug Tallamy to the Charlie Sterner Building at the Gettysburg Rec Park last night for a presentation on “nature’s best hope,” the re-wilding of the spaces and places where we live and work. Dr. Tallamy is a professor of entomology at the University of Delaware
The Connection is pleased to share this column from the blog of Gettysburg resident John Messeder, an award-winning ecology columnist and social anthropologist. More of John’s stories as well as his photography are available at his website, https://www.johnmesseder.com. He may be contacted at john@johnmesseder.com. When I was many years younger, I cut wood in summer, pulled it
By W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: “When will it get too hot
The Adams County Farmers Market held its first South Mountain Partnership (SMP) Day today, sharing the work of the partnership and its many partners, including the Adams County Planning Commission, The Adams County Planting Partnership, and The Appalachian Trail Museum. The day brought hundreds of people together to learn about the partnership while shopping for
Although there are many projects to tackle, the Gettysburg Borough Storm Water Authority’s (GBSWA) current focus is on the rehabilitation of Culp’s Run. The project will restore the stream that runs west from Rock Creek into the borough south of Middle St. and ends near Lincoln Elementary School. “The Culp’s Run project is the most
The Gettysburg Garden Club will hold its Annual Spring Perennial Sale on Saturday, May 21, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm while supplies last at the Gettysburg Firehouse, 35 North Stratton Street. Come early and have your choice of great finds. This year, we have an array of interesting plants, including turtlehead, herbs, Mexican Sunflower (a
The Adams County Conservation District (ACCD) is hosting a tree planting maintenance workshop at the Ag Center on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The program will offer hands-on training, with topics covering proper tree planting, sheltering, and maintenance techniques,along with information on the importance of planting “the right tree in the right place.”
Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program announced this month that it has protected 3,528 acres on 40 farms in 19 counties from future development, investing more than $9.7 million in state and county dollars in preserving prime farmland for tomorrow. The investment also leverages $735,170 that will go toward preserving farms on waitlists in six counties. The
In celebration of Earth Day 2022, the Land Conservancy of Adams County will premiere two films on Friday at the movie theater at Mela Kitchen. Landscapes & Legacy: the Story of a Pennsylvania Land Trust is about the origin of the Land Conservancy, as told by some of our founding members. Paying tribute to
The Gettysburg Nature Alliance, which operates the Gettysburg Heritage Center, invites the community to an open house on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the organization’s “learning barn” near Sachs Bridge. “We are so excited to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day,” said Dru Anne Neil, Nature Alliance president.
The Adams County Commissioners honored Gettysburg resident John Spangler this morning for his service to the county, and particularly his work at the United Lutheran Seminary where he served as executive assistant to the president. Saying Spangler is an “outstanding citizen and leader in church and this community,” former seminary president Michael Cooper-White said it
When climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe was scheduled to give a talk at a West Texas Rotary Club luncheon, she was a little unsure about how to connect with her audience despite being a longtime Texas resident herself. Climate change and its human causes, she figured, might well be a hard sell with
Richard Farr, Executive Director of rabbittransit, presented his organization’s plans for transit service around the Gettysburg area to the borough council last week. Farr said the pandemic had reduced ridership to less than 30% of normal ridership at one point, but that it had increased since then and that service around the Gettysburg area was still