Local Stories
The Beauty in Nature: Diverged and Converged Turtles
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Eastern box turtles, Blanding’s turtles, and wood turtles are beautifully colored, camouflaged species in the northeastern United States. These species demonstrate divergence (branching out) and convergence (coming together).
Agency on Aging Offering Farmers Market Vouchers
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging have again partnered to make the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program available to Dauphin County residents age 60 years or older (or who will turn 60 by Dec. 31).
Pen Pal Program Connects Students and Seniors
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What makes a good neighbor? Is it being kind? Friendly? Warm?
Farmers Market Vouchers Available
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Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will again coordinate the distribution of checks for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Farmers Market Vouchers to Be Distributed by Mail
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Lancaster County Office of Aging is conducting a mail-only program this year for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers.
The Beauty in Nature: Woodies and Hoodies
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Wood ducks and hooded merganser ducks are not closely related but have characteristics in common because they share nesting habitats near creeks and ponds in woodlands in much of the eastern United States.
The Beauty in Nature: The Great Crane Migration
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There is no greater, more thrilling, or more inspiring natural happening in the Lower 48 than 600,000 northbound sandhill cranes gathering each evening for a few weeks on the Platte River in south-central Nebraska.
The Beauty in Nature: Earliest Nesters
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Majestic bald eagles and handsome great horned owls have much in common, though they are in different bird families.
Free Virtual Walking Program Offered Statewide
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Anyone interested in developing healthy habits and increasing stamina can take part in a free Penn State Extension virtual walking program called “Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania.”