February 11, 2016
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 10, 2016—Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today applauded the appointment of Gale Blackmer as director of the department's Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey. Blackmer, who holds a doctorate in geology, had served as the bureau's acting director for five months. "A true 'people person,' Gale is
October 22, 2014
Landscape change in Pennsylvania's Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, and Warren counties resulting from construction of well pads, new roads and pipelines for natural gas and coalbed methane development is being documented to help determine the potential consequences for ecosystems and wildlife, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. Using geospatial data