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Solar Storm brings Northern Lights to Adams County

Solar Storm brings Northern Lights to Adams County

Gettysburg Connection – October 10, 2024
Fishing at Marburg Lake

Fishing at Marburg Lake

Tom Burrell – July 2, 2024
Science camp at Nawakwa

Science camp at Nawakwa

Amy Thomas – May 27, 2024
Gettysburg Nature Alliance supports local habitat and heritage

Gettysburg Nature Alliance supports local habitat and heritage

Aahana Rajbhandari – May 3, 2024
Gettysburg Nature Alliance Celebrates Earth Day on April 20 at Sachs Bridge

Gettysburg Nature Alliance Celebrates Earth Day on April 20 at Sachs Bridge

Gettysburg Connection Admin and Community Contributors – April 16, 2024
Gettysburg Nature Alliance Offers Mid-Day Meditation at the Barn at Sachs Bridge

Gettysburg Nature Alliance Offers Mid-Day Meditation at the Barn at Sachs Bridge

Community Contributors – April 13, 2024
The total solar eclipse is a cosmic spectacle well worth the hype

The total solar eclipse is a cosmic spectacle well worth the hype

Spotlight PA – April 8, 2024
New Science Standards will be in our Classrooms Soon

New Science Standards will be in our Classrooms Soon

Ryan Kerney and Valerie Stone – January 30, 2024
Star light, star of the first magnitude

Star light, star of the first magnitude

Ian Clarke – October 31, 2023
There’s a Hunter’s Moon on the rise

There’s a Hunter’s Moon on the rise

Ian Clarke – October 24, 2023
A fall “ring of fire”

A fall “ring of fire”

Ian Clarke – October 10, 2023
Gazing south

Gazing south

Ian Clarke – October 3, 2023
Shine On, Harvest Moon

Shine On, Harvest Moon

Ian Clarke – September 26, 2023
Autumn arrives

Autumn arrives

Ian Clarke – September 19, 2023
Earthshine

Earthshine

Ian Clarke – September 12, 2023
Darkest of skies

Darkest of skies

Ian Clarke – September 7, 2023
There’s lots of kayaking ahead

There’s lots of kayaking ahead

Jan Powers – August 31, 2023
How to make homes cooler without cranking up the air conditioning

How to make homes cooler without cranking up the air conditioning

The Conversation – August 17, 2023
The Sky this Week, August 8-15

The Sky this Week, August 8-15

Ian Clarke – August 9, 2023
The Sky this Week, July 11-17

The Sky this Week, July 11-17

Ian Clarke – July 11, 2023
The Edge of the Wood: Taking Inventory

The Edge of the Wood: Taking Inventory

John Messeder – July 6, 2023
The Sky this Week, June 27-July 3

The Sky this Week, June 27-July 3

Ian Clarke – June 29, 2023
The Sky this Week, June 13-19

The Sky this Week, June 13-19

Ian Clarke – June 13, 2023
The Sky this Week, June 6-12

The Sky this Week, June 6-12

Ian Clarke – June 7, 2023
The Edge of the Wood: 540 feet

The Edge of the Wood: 540 feet

John Messeder – May 26, 2023
Pressure from solar developers, a toboggan ride, and a report card featured at South Mountain Partnership spring meeting

Pressure from solar developers, a toboggan ride, and a report card featured at South Mountain Partnership spring meeting

John Messeder – May 24, 2023
The Sky this Week, May 23-29

The Sky this Week, May 23-29

Ian Clarke – May 22, 2023
With summer coming fast, regulator issues electric reliability warning

With summer coming fast, regulator issues electric reliability warning

Pennsyvlania Capital-Star – May 20, 2023
The Sky this Week, May 16-22

The Sky this Week, May 16-22

Ian Clarke – May 16, 2023
Bees in My Tree

Bees in My Tree

Steve Boggs – May 9, 2023
The Sky This Week, May 9-15

The Sky This Week, May 9-15

Ian Clarke – May 9, 2023
The Edge of the Wood: (Not totally) unique among critters

The Edge of the Wood: (Not totally) unique among critters

John Messeder – May 5, 2023
The Sky This Week

The Sky This Week

Ian Clarke – May 2, 2023
The Edge of the Wood: What a boring world this would be

The Edge of the Wood: What a boring world this would be

John Messeder – April 21, 2023
Physical Fitness Task Force of Healthy Adams County announces spring walk schedule

Physical Fitness Task Force of Healthy Adams County announces spring walk schedule

Community Contributors – April 20, 2023
Springtime symphony

Springtime symphony

John Messeder – April 14, 2023
The Sky This Week, April 11-17

The Sky This Week, April 11-17

Ian Clarke – April 11, 2023
Sen Casey attends local ceremony announcing $200 million in federal broadband funds for PA

Sen Casey attends local ceremony announcing $200 million in federal broadband funds for PA

Charles Stangor – April 10, 2023
It lives!

It lives!

John Messeder – April 7, 2023
The Sky this Week, March 28-April 3

The Sky this Week, March 28-April 3

Ian Clarke – March 28, 2023
The Edge of the Wood: The paradox

The Edge of the Wood: The paradox

John Messeder – March 16, 2023
At Land Conservancy’s 27th annual dinner, land owners who preserved property in 2022 are honored

At Land Conservancy’s 27th annual dinner, land owners who preserved property in 2022 are honored

Community Contributors – March 15, 2023
The Sky This Week, March 14-20

The Sky This Week, March 14-20

Ian Clarke – March 14, 2023
Kiwanis speakers series will feature Land Conservancy of Adams County on March 13

Kiwanis speakers series will feature Land Conservancy of Adams County on March 13

Community Contributors – March 4, 2023
The Sky this Week, February 28-March 6

The Sky this Week, February 28-March 6

Ian Clarke – February 28, 2023
Biglerville High School student officially names local creek

Biglerville High School student officially names local creek

Catherine Pollini – February 27, 2023
Gettysburg College’s Advancing Science Library receives NOAA grant to support local schools

Gettysburg College’s Advancing Science Library receives NOAA grant to support local schools

Ryan Kerney, Phil Eberspeaker, and Valerie Stone – February 27, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk of automation and AI replacement in Pennsylvania

Hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk of automation and AI replacement in Pennsylvania

(The Center Square) – February 27, 2023
The Edge of the Wood

The Edge of the Wood

John Messeder – February 19, 2023
The sky this week, February 14-20

The sky this week, February 14-20

Ian Clarke – February 14, 2023
Adams County Planting Partnership to hold live-stake demonstration March 4

Adams County Planting Partnership to hold live-stake demonstration March 4

Community Contributors – February 13, 2023
The Edge of the Wood

The Edge of the Wood

John Messeder – February 9, 2023
The Sky This Week: Feb 7-13

The Sky This Week: Feb 7-13

Ian Clarke – February 8, 2023
Request free native tree and shrub seedlings through Adams County Planting Partnership beginning Feb. 27

Request free native tree and shrub seedlings through Adams County Planting Partnership beginning Feb. 27

Community Contributors – February 4, 2023
Only the past is pristine

Only the past is pristine

John Messeder – February 2, 2023
Preparing for rebirth

Preparing for rebirth

John Messeder – January 27, 2023
Audubon Society walks on Saturday

Audubon Society walks on Saturday

Community Contributors – January 26, 2023
The sky this week, January 24-30

The sky this week, January 24-30

Ian Clarke – January 24, 2023
Name that tree

Name that tree

John Messeder – January 19, 2023
The Sky This Week, January 17-23

The Sky This Week, January 17-23

Ian Clarke – January 17, 2023
The Sky This Week: January 10-16

The Sky This Week: January 10-16

Ian Clarke – January 10, 2023
Racist weeds in a conservationist garden

Racist weeds in a conservationist garden

John Messeder – January 6, 2023
Happy New Year! The future is just over the horizon

Happy New Year! The future is just over the horizon

John Messeder – December 29, 2022
The Sky this Week, December 27-January 2

The Sky this Week, December 27-January 2

Ian Clarke – December 27, 2022
Christmas by any name

Christmas by any name

John Messeder – December 22, 2022
The Sky this Week, December 20-26

The Sky this Week, December 20-26

Ian Clarke – December 20, 2022
They don’t make winter like they used to

They don’t make winter like they used to

John Messeder – December 16, 2022
The Sky this Week, December 13-20

The Sky this Week, December 13-20

Ian Clarke – December 13, 2022
Sparkling diamond dust and summer sausage

Sparkling diamond dust and summer sausage

John Messeder – December 9, 2022
The Sky this Week, December 6-12

The Sky this Week, December 6-12

Ian Clarke – December 7, 2022
The Good, The Bad and The Zucky

The Good, The Bad and The Zucky

John Messeder – December 2, 2022
The Sky This Week, November 29-December 5

The Sky This Week, November 29-December 5

Ian Clarke – November 29, 2022
On Being Thankful

On Being Thankful

John Messeder – November 18, 2022
Dogs Who Have Owned Me

Dogs Who Have Owned Me

John Messeder – November 10, 2022
The Sky this Week, November 8-14

The Sky this Week, November 8-14

Ian Clarke – November 8, 2022
The Sky This Week, November 1-8

The Sky This Week, November 1-8

Ian Clarke – November 1, 2022
The Sky this Week, October 25-31

The Sky this Week, October 25-31

Ian Clarke – October 25, 2022
Deer Baiting and Chronic Wasting Disease

Deer Baiting and Chronic Wasting Disease

John Messeder – October 20, 2022
The Sky This Week

The Sky This Week

Ian Clarke – October 18, 2022
“False Social Reality” Hides Strong Support

“False Social Reality” Hides Strong Support

John Messeder – October 13, 2022
The Sky This Week, October 11-17

The Sky This Week, October 11-17

Ian Clarke – October 11, 2022
The Sky this Week, October 4-10, 2022

The Sky this Week, October 4-10, 2022

Ian Clarke – October 4, 2022
The Sky this Week, September 27-October 3

The Sky this Week, September 27-October 3

Ian Clarke – September 27, 2022
The Sky this Week, September 13-19

The Sky this Week, September 13-19

Ian Clarke – September 13, 2022
The Sky this Week, September 6-12

The Sky this Week, September 6-12

Ian Clarke – September 6, 2022
The Sky this Week, Aug. 30 – Sep. 5

The Sky this Week, Aug. 30 – Sep. 5

Ian Clarke – August 30, 2022
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important

The Conversation – August 27, 2022
The Sky this Week, August 23-30

The Sky this Week, August 23-30

Ian Clarke – August 23, 2022
The Sky this Week, August 15-22

The Sky this Week, August 15-22

Ian Clarke – August 16, 2022
The Sky this Week, August 8-14, 2022

The Sky this Week, August 8-14, 2022

Ian Clarke – August 9, 2022
NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe

NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – July 13, 2022
Gettysburg Garden Club Annual Spring Perennial Sale

Gettysburg Garden Club Annual Spring Perennial Sale

Community Contributors – May 12, 2022
Oldest national parks in America

Oldest national parks in America

Charles Stangor – May 3, 2022
Quarantine and permitting fight invasive spotted lanternfly, now found in Adams

Quarantine and permitting fight invasive spotted lanternfly, now found in Adams

Community Contributors – April 18, 2022
LASD students learn practical skills through agriculture courses

LASD students learn practical skills through agriculture courses

Patricia Green – March 17, 2022
Watching science unfold

Watching science unfold

Charles Stangor – January 8, 2022
Community Forum – dialogue with medical experts on COVID and Children and Adolescents

Community Forum – dialogue with medical experts on COVID and Children and Adolescents

Community Contributors – October 4, 2021
Organization Spotlight: Gettysburg Nature Alliance connects habitat with heritage

Organization Spotlight: Gettysburg Nature Alliance connects habitat with heritage

Molly Hoffman – August 31, 2021
Local air quality is unhealthy as upper atmospheric smoke passes by

Local air quality is unhealthy as upper atmospheric smoke passes by

Charles Stangor – July 20, 2021
Mysterious disease prompts PA Game Commission to ask public to stop feeding birds

Mysterious disease prompts PA Game Commission to ask public to stop feeding birds

Community Contributors – July 3, 2021