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PA Environment Digest Blog: Bay Journal: Penn State Study: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Spread On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2022/06/bay-journal-penn-state-study.html?m=1

DCNR cleans up Williamsport Fish passageway, shares maintenance plan to keep it open to passing fish – Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper

http://www.middlesusquehannariverkeeper.org/blog/dcnr-cleans-up-williamsport-fish-passageway-shares-maintenance-plan-to-keep-it-open-to-passing-fish

My favorite place: How Pine Creek survived its extraction past to become a top outdoors draw [column] | Outdoors | lancasteronline.com

https://lancasteronline.com/sports/outdoors/my-favorite-place-how-pine-creek-survived-its-extraction-past-to-become-a-top-outdoors/article_d15b4c0c-f325-11ec-988f-1368985efb14.html

Debris issues continue to block up fish passageway at Williamsport Dam – Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper

http://www.middlesusquehannariverkeeper.org/blog/debris-issues-continue-to-block-up-fish-passageway-at-williamsport-dam

Possible increase in Fishing license fees coming

During a special meeting last week, the PFBC Board of Commissioners gave preliminary approval to proposed fee adjustments. If given final approval at a future meeting, this would be the first fishing license price increase since 2005.

Under the proposal, the price of a Resident Annual Fishing License, Trout Permit, and Combination Trout/Lake Erie Permit would increase by $2.50 each. Separate increases would be applied to other license and permit categories for non-residents, seniors, and tourists.

Read more: http://ow.ly/qSHb50Jw1Xg

The Viscosity Effect: A Newly Found Connection Between the Riparian Zone and Water Quality

https://stroudcenter.org/news/viscosity-effect-connection-between-riparian-zone-water-quality/?utm_source=Stroud+Center+E-News&utm_campaign=c22c1b5eca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_UPSTREAM_5&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4d895285b6-c22c1b5eca-70992645

Watch the water temperature when you re out

Big Pine is still 75.6 degrees, so keep an eye on your water temperatures. Anything above 66-67º trout are not happy, so consider trading in your 5x for some 2x and go chase some warm water species.

The above was taken from the Pine Creek Fly Fishing Facebook page

DEP responds to deadly truck crash, determines that release of brine is a ‘violation of Clean Streams Law’ – Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper

http://www.middlesusquehannariverkeeper.org/blog/dep-responds-to-deadly-truck-crash-determines-that-release-of-brine-is-a-violation-of-clean-streams-law

Five bugs that are a sign of clean water

These five macroinvertebrates can tell you a lot about the health of a waterway

This an article that appeared on the Chesapeake Bay Progam website on January 19, 2021. It was written by Margot Cumming and a link to the article is below.

https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/five_bugs_that_are_a_sign_of_clean_water