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Wild forage recipe: Asian-style ramp pancakes

Make this twist on scallion pancakes with fresh ramps you can find on your springtime fishing outings

by Cosmo Genova - Friday, May 9th, 2025

Photo: Cosmo Genova.

Growing up, going out to eat was how my family bonded. Nine times out of ten, we’d skip the burgers and pizza and go for something a little more interesting. We lived on the outskirts of a college town which brought a diverse array of ethnic restaurants and stores—from Chinese dim sum to Vietnamese noodle shops, Korean barbeques, and much more.

Are U.S. public lands on the chopping block?

Last-minute shenanigans from House republicans seek to sell-off almost half a million acres of public lands

by Chris Hunt - Thursday, May 8th, 2025

Photo: Bob Wick / BLM.

During a late-night meeting of the House Natural Resources Committee May 6, as congressional members were negotiating the inclusions in the federal budget bill, two Western lawmakers put forth an amendment that could have lasting impacts on America’s public lands and how they’re managed going forward.

Redemption for the 'failure fish'

Native fallfish deserve our attention and respect

by Stephen Sautner - Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Photo: Jim Leedom.

Let’s say you get your hands on Kip’s time machine from Napoleon Dynamite. You insert the proper number of crystals but instead of going back to the halcyon year of ’82, you choose to travel 500 years back in time to the banks of the Delaware River for some casts. The river would undoubtedly churn with fish — stripers, shad, river herring, bowfin, mighty Atlantic sturgeon. In a slow glide, a pod of risers casually sips hatching insects. You approach, make a cast, and immediately hook what feels like a decent fish.

Second round of NOAA firings put fish species at risk

The latest cuts may impact the federal agency's ability to regulate overfishing, salmon hatcheries, and much more

by Dawn Attride - Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Photo: USFWS.

Hundreds of climate workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were fired for the second time after the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision on an initial dismissal.

Shad camp

As the last days of April blossom into May, a section of the Delaware River gleams like the center of the universe

by Stephen Sautner - Tuesday, Apr 29th, 2025

A migrating Delaware River American shad (photo: Jim Leedom).

In the Northeast, as the last delicious days of late April blossom into early May, a certain section of the Delaware River gleams like the center of the universe. No, it’s not the Upper Delaware’s wild trout section, smothered by too many drift boats and wade anglers (yeah, I’m one of them). To reach these less fashionable waters, head south into the 40-mile-long Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area — sometimes called the Middle Delaware. Swap out your five-weight with a stout six or a forgiving seven. And don’t forget the stripping basket you used last fall for stripers.