From Saturday, June 10th 2023  —   www.wrta.com

Tom Butzler is a Horticulture Educator with Penn State Cooperative Extension, Clinton County (Lock Haven)

LINKS:

Penn State Extension Blair County on Facebook

Penn State Master Gardeners of Blair County on Facebook

NatureWorks Park (Hollidaysburg) on Facebook

Spotted Lanternfly Management Guide

Lymantria dispar dispar (Spongy Moth – the Moth formerly known as Gypsy)

Recycling Turfgrass Clippings

Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings: Let the Clips Fall Where They May!

Common burdock

Tree of Heaven

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Wild Strawberry

And an update on Tom Ford:

"After 38 days we finally returned home from Penn State Health Hershey. Thank you so much to our amazing sons for all of their help and assistance. Thanks so much to all of our wonderful family and friends for all of the prayers and kind gestures. Please keep Tom in your thoughts and prayers as he continues to recover and rest."

Tom Butzler or Master Gardener Tom Ford will be recording with us again in early July for air Saturday, July 8th.  For details, email doug@lightnerradio@gmail.com

From Wednesday, October 27th 2021.

Dr. John McGinnis cohosts WRTA Mornings with Rich Deleo, 7 to 9 weekdays on Talk Radio 98.5 WRTA

LINKS:

Blair County's 2021 Sample Ballot

From WHYY: A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections

From The Philadelphia Citizen: WHO’S RUNNING FOR JUDGE IN PA?

Join us for WRTA Election Night Coverage Tuesday, November 2nd at 8PM with Fox News, then Blair County and PA returns at 9 with Dr. John McGinnis, Rich Deleo, Dave Shannon, Steve Willett and Doug Herendeen

From Saturday, August 2nd 2025

LINKS:

Email Tom Butzler at tmb124@psu.edu

Penn State Extension Blair County

Penn State Master Gardeners of Blair County on Facebook

Penn State Vegetable Guide

University of Maryland Planting Guide

U.S. Drought Monitor Map

Pennsylvania Plant Hardiness Zones

Periodical Cicada Map

So, what's a Common Mullien?  (below, as seen in Martinsburg)