State urging residents to observe Earth Month

Initiatives will involve cleanups, including Brandywine Creek HARRISBURG — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wants to  remind residents that April is Earth Month. The theme for Earth Month is “Pick it up PA,” encouraging residents to take time to pick up litter around their homes and in public areas. “I believe we can make Pennsylvania a better place to live, work and play...

Offering bird’s eye view of endangered hawks

Falcon Cam launched for 2014 mating, nesting season HARRISBURG – On Friday, Feb. 14, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched its annual live, 24-hour-a-day webcast of a nesting pair of peregrine falcons who live on a ledge of the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. Three high-definition (HD) cameras will chronicle the falcons’ activities – they typically renew...