TRR photo by Ed Wesely Devon Hogan, molding beach sand while hiking along the Delaware River below Riverton, PA in December, 2005.

An awesome week

Devon Hogan, age 12, is a friend who recently attended an Audubon Society Youth Camp on the Maine Coast, in what became an unforgettable six days. I hope readers will enjoy Devon’s letter as much as I did. She writes:

“I had an awesome time at camp. It was the most wonderful experience I’ve had in my life. The food was the best… and I met a lot of good friends. I learned a lot about nature, like what kind of birds live in Maine… about endangered species in the United States, and some species of marine life that we put in the touch tank.

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Midsummer rescue

Let’s face it. By this time of the year, after midsummer heat, vacations and runaway weeds, a lot of vegetable gardens aren’t looking or producing their best.

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Bringing back a forest giant

BLOOMING GROVE, PA—There will be a presentation on the effort to bring back the American chestnut at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25 at the Pike County Conservation District, just north of the intersection of Route 402 and I-84.

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