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A famous light show featuring dazzling lights dancing to music and pyrotechnics is back for 2019 after a two-year break. (Courtesy  of the Christmas Light Show)
Down the Shore
Community

Famous Shore ‘Christmas Light Show’ returns after two-year break

A famous light show featuring dazzling lights dancing to music and pyrotechnics is back for 2019 after a two-year break.

6 years ago

Bear sightings last week about 15 miles from the Delaware border (Marple Police Twitter)
Community

Three bear sightings reported in Wilmington, Del.

There were three bear sighting reports in Wilmington, Del. along roadways near I-95 early this morning, according to Delaware State Police.

6 years ago

Ash Richards opens the first public meeting for Philadelphia's Urban Agriculture Plan. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens

Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.

6 years ago

Mitch Shellenberger loads harvested hemp plants into a small trailer so helpers can then line them up to dry on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Community

Pa.’s first-time hemp growers had high hopes, but it could take years to see if the crop is worth it

This year, the state Agriculture Department issued 324 growing permits, compared to 37 issued just for research last year.

6 years ago

This Nov. 21, 2019 photo shows a dead Chinese pond mussel that was found in a network of ponds in Franklin Township, N.J. Federal wildlife officials and a New Jersey conservation group believe they have successfully wiped out the first known infestation of the Chinese mussels in North America. The mussels have taken over waterways in dozens of European and Asian countries by crowding out native species. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Science

Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from U.S. ponds

The mussels, in larvae form, hitched a ride to this country inside the gills of Asian carp that were imported and quickly began reproducing.

6 years ago

(Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Lifestyle

Pa. Game Commission warns of lead’s danger to animals, but hunters say non-lead ammo is too expensive

Hunters care about the environment, but they continue to purchase ammunition that contains lead. Some say cheaper non-lead options could help.

6 years ago

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A doe looks up from grazing in a meadow at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum where a newly initiated bow hunting season is being used to introduce the sport of hunting to those who have never tried it. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Lifestyle
PA Post

Food safety experts urge caution for hunters in areas with fatal deer disease

There haven’t been any known human cases of CWD, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that people do not eat meat from animals that test positive.

6 years ago

USDA Wildlife Biologist April Simnor uses pyrotechnics to disperse crows in the parking lot behind New Jersey state government offices on West State Street in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Trenton strikes back at crow invasion with pyrotechnics and lasers

New Jersey’s state capitol draws thousands of crows — and their droppings — during colder months. But Trenton is fighting back with help from the USDA.

6 years ago

A fishing boat is enveloped by sea smoke off Spring Lake, New Jersey on Saturday, November 9. (Image courtesy of Mike Casella)
Down the Shore
Science

Smoke on the water: Sea smoke season begins in N.J.

The early Jersey Shore beach birds were greeted by a visually stunning scene Wednesday morning.

6 years ago

Piping plover with chicks in Cape May, N.J. (Courtesy of Kevin Karlson)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J.’s endangered piping plover population increased in 2019, but researchers are cautiously optimistic

N.J.'s piping plovers population increased by 19% in 2019, but researchers are cautiously optimistic about the threatened and endangered shorebird's long term prospects.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, officials look at damage to Heller Dam at Hagerman's Reservoir near South Williamsport, Pa. Pennsylvanians who live downstream from its many dams may not often think about what could happen, but inspectors know there are potential threats to life and property along the state's 86,000 miles of streams and rivers. (Mark Nance/Sun-Gazette via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

High risk dams pose upstream danger for many Pennsylvanians

A group of 145 dams are rated, in data supplied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as both high-hazard and in either poor or unsatisfactory condition.

6 years ago

If you think it sounds crazy to think of beer as a recovery drink, you're not alone. But the trend is catching on. (Annie Shreffler for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

Going for a beer run? A brew could be your post-exercise recovery drink

If you think it sounds crazy to think of beer as a recovery drink, you're not alone. But the trend is catching on.

6 years ago

A portion of the Cove Recreation Area in Brigantine. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Community

City adopts regulations that enhance enforcement at raucous N.J. beach

The Brigantine City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday that provides law enforcement and local officials more power at the Cove Recreation Area beach.

6 years ago

Volunteers raking leaves at Cobbs Creek Park during 2018's Love Your Park Fall Service Day. (Courtesy of Steve Belkowitz)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

More than 100 Philly parks to be cleaned and greened by people who love them

On Saturday, November 9, more than 100 parks in Philadelphia will be cleaned, greened, and celebrated during the annual Love Your Park Fall Service Day.

6 years ago

The 215-foot-long cruise ship American Glory slips below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware coast on Monday. The ship will join hundreds of subway cars and other items to become part of the Redbird Inshore Artificial Reef. (Courtesy Chris Ragni)
Community

215-foot-long cruise ship sinks off Del. coast, the latest addition to underwater reef

The American Glory is the latest addition to the reef off the Delaware coast. The vessel will soon become a destination for fish (and fishing enthusiasts).

6 years ago

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