A desire to homestead runs in my family. Perhaps my sisters and I got it watching our mother grow much of our food in our backyard in […]
Tag: animals
Giving animals as gifts a bad idea
by Melissa Rae Sanger Earlier this year, we opened our hearts to a tiny black kitten with a white stripe down her back. She had been abandoned […]
Bobcat sighting signals a return to writer’s land
When my family moved to Preston County in the mid-90s, we were enchanted by all the wildlife. We moved from the Baltimore suburbs, and these peaceful hills […]
Flora, fauna familiar in Maine
Sometimes my mind boggles when I think on the number of plants, fungi, animals and insects inhabiting my slice of the world. Then I fall down a […]
$1M mark met on M-SNAP’s quest to help area animals
In 2021, the Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program (known more commonly as M-SNAP), reached a major milestone: The program had given out $1 million worth of vouchers […]
Pike Mountain Farm focuses on ethical meat production
BY EVA MAYS When expecting a new baby, many parents feather the nest for the new arrival. Tiffany and Tyler Rice wanted to take it a step […]
SAMUEL: Interesting facts from wildlife research
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Dogs sniff out predator kill sites We all know that dogs have better sniffers than we do. A study done in Michigan […]
SAMUEL: How the general public views animals in a different light than hunters
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Shane Mahoney in his “Conservation Matters” column in the summer issue of Pope and Young Club’s Summer Newsletter, talks about the fact […]
Puppy Kindergarten
Class teaches pets behavioral basics Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Clever Canine, on Point Marion Road, helps participants teach the latest furry additions to their families behavioral basics with its Puppy […]
Sisters learn about life cycle, responsibility
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Youth Livestock Show and Auction is tonight and tomorrow, and we’ve explored the importance of youth agriculture programs and local farming in general […]
