TRR photo by Sandy Long Humans leave their mark in Pike County, PA.

Landscape litter

As spring thaw begins and lingering snow cover disappears from the landscape, all sorts of things, both natural and not, begin to emerge. A recent walk at the Shohola Waterfowl Management Area in Pike County, PA revealed an assortment of interesting and mostly attractive natural litter, like the fallen bird nest that lay untrammeled along a path, or the pulpy pile of wood shavings left behind by an industrious woodpecker. Unfortunately, the activities of humans in the same area produced markedly unpleasant results, as depicted in the photo here.

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Online courses for meat producers

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County will present two lunchtime webinar series for meat producers.

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Growing gourmet mushrooms

LIBERTY, NY—There will be a class on growing gourmet mushrooms at home on Saturday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County at 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road.

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Also in this issue:

• Free maple sugar weekends
• Learn to prune fruit trees