Powdermill Nature Reserve

On today's program: The Department of Agriculture mandates federally-funded Farmers to Families Food Boxes include a letter from President Trump; a rare…

A rare bird has been found at Powdermill Nature Reserve in Westmoreland County.The newly banded Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a gynandromorph, meaning that it…

About 90 percent of a forest's plant diversity lies in its understory, a layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy. Too many deer grazing in an area can…

Researchers have a new way of tracking the song sparrows, dark-eyed juncos and other birds that fly about the Laurel Highlands.Some species eventually…

Several species of birds that call southwestern Pennsylvania home are breeding as much as three weeks sooner than they did 50 years ago.If the shift…

John Wenzel believes there should be greater diversity among the ecologists working to preserve the globe’s biodiversity.“We are not a very attractive…

With high temperatures in the 90s this week, it’s hard to believe Pittsburgh saw snow less than two months ago.Thankfully, the Steel City has finally…