Tatum paxley articles

  • TATUM: Mapping banded birds

    On Saturday morning I joined an overflow crowd of birding enthusiasts at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area for a celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. The event consisted of a number of outdoors-oriented stations and demonstrations that included bird walks, wildlife homes, and bluebird box building among others. But for me and many others, the highlight of the day was a songbird banding demonstration presented by a team of folks from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), the agency...
  • Jayson Tatum is a superstar and a mere mortal. Why aren't we OK with that?

    Vulnerability is considered a weakness in sports until it isn't, and the Boston Celtics forward is floating in between.
  • TATUM: National Safe Boating Week ushers in the summer season

    “Wear a life jacket and never boat while under the influence (BUI).” This was the heart of the message delivered by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) Executive Director Tim Schaffer and a cadre of Waterways Conservation Officers (WCOs) at a conference of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association held near Wilks- Barre, PA, this past weekend. The PFBC presentation was a timely one because it heralded National Safe Boating Week, now in play through May 24.