An aerial photo of U.S. Route 322 running toward State College. This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are taking a look at state ownership of land and how much can be spent per acre on hunting grounds, in particular. The state House Game & Fisheries Committee on Tuesday voted to ...

(STACKER) – The federal government owns 27.1% of all land in the United States, or 615.3 million of 2.27 billion acres. Federal lands are managed mostly for preservation, recreation, and the ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is working to open up nearly 5,290 acres for public use as State Game Lands. The state Board of Game Commissioners at its meeting July 12 approved adding the acreage ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is considering the purchase of more than 7,000 acres of land to be part of various public game lands across the state and it’s considering a mineral and gas rights in ...

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The outdoor community is rising up to protest the idea of the federal government selling millions of acres of public land across 11 Western states. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, chairman of the Energy and ...

Pennsylvania leaders said the money will help extend health care services even to remote parts of the Keystone State.

At this year’s Senate Game and Fisheries Committee and Appropriations Committee meetings, senators asked about the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s plans to purchase more land and voiced concerns about ...

Land development that breaks up forests appears to be a driving factor in Pennsylvania's rising number of Lyme disease cases. By creating new communities that displace wildlife in these areas, people ...

More than 3,000 acres are now included in an “undeveloped” state park in highly developed southern Chester County. White Clay Preserve climbed from its former 2,072 acres in one quick action 11 years ...

(STACKER) — The federal government owns 27.1% of all land in the United States or 615.3 million of 2.27 billion acres. Federal lands are managed mostly for preservation, recreation, and the ...