Mill Cove Environmental Center

Grazing on dandelions, basking in the sun - it’s a perfect Saturday to spend some quality time with Bernice the Sulcata Tortoise! Come out and enjoy the trails today!

If you're planning a trip to Mill Cove today (Monday, May 10th), be aware that Tioga Lake levels are high due to rainfall over the past several days. The area is open - please be cautious along lower Mill Creek and at the end of the road.

Thanks to LDG for their great work in assisting with making Mill Cove such a unique environmental area. From Master Planning, Bridge design, roadway layout and site work for the shooting range and pavilions -- a very professional service. A Big Earth Day Thank you!

EARTH DAY 2021 April 22nd Live Global Broadcast 10am PT & 12pm PT ... The day we honor our planet and learn more about how to take ACTION to save it. Join us for global broadcast highlights including EarthX, UN Youth Council, Peace on Earth by 2030, and the Center for Reinventing the Planet. We all know 2021 is the time for change. Let's focus our intentions on how to do better for our earth. Register below and we'll see you there! Register at: UNIFY.org/earth

Environmental and water cleanup projects across the state received $34 million this year from DEP's Growing Greener fund. Where does that money come from? Half is supported by Pa.'s impact tax on natural gas. The Mill Cove stream restoration work along Mill Creek was funded through the Growing Greener Fund and much of the work was done by the US Fish & Wildlife Service along with local contractors.

Join Matt West on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 1:00PM for his Eagle Program at the Tioga-Hammond Connection Channel Overlook. Matt will be discussing the repopulation in Pennsylvania, their habitat and habits, and eagle viewing areas in Tioga County. Bring your binoculars and dress warm as it can be chilly at the Overlook.

MILL COVE is sponsoring a MATT WEST EAGLE PROGRAM on Sunday, January 17th at 1:00 PM at the Tioga-Hammond Connection Channel Overlook at Tioga. Matt will be discussing the Eagle recovery program in Pennsylvania, habits of these magnificent creatures and viewing spots around the Lakes. Matt is Tioga County's expert Eagle watcher. So far this winter he has seen up to 20 eagles at the connection channel, location of this program. To reach the site, travel south on Main Street in Tioga Borough and follow the access road to the overlook.

You might be seeing more bald eagles than you thought! Image: Avian Report

Steve Steinbacher, a member of the Mill Cove Board, has spearheaded the effort to remove diseased Ash Trees and has used his portable sawmill to produce well over 7,000 bf of lumber to be used in the construction of the environmental education pavilion. Steve has used some of the lumber he produced to build benches overlooking the new pond.

NRA FOUNDATION AWARDS $3,416.75 TO MILL COVE, INC. Press Release - December 2, 2020. MANSFIELD, PA -- The NRA Foundation has awarded Mill Cove, Inc. a grant t...otaling $3,416.75 to fund the purchase of ammunition. The ammunition will be used by National Rifle Association course instructors and by Mansfield University instructors with Mansfield University’s Public Safety Training Institute and Police Academy to assist in the training and education of the general public and MU students. These instructors use the Mill Cove shooting range to train their students in the proper and safe use of firearms. "We are very excited that Mill Cove, Inc. received this grant and pleased that the NRA is making an investment in our community, said Marilyn Jones, corporate secretary for Mill Cove, Inc. Founded in 1999, Mill Cove, Inc. became a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization in 2002. Its board of directors operate and maintain the Mill Cove Environmental Area for recreation and environmental research purposes. The organization hosts Earth Day at Mill Cove each year with the exception of this year due to COVID-19 and also offers opportunities to picnic, hike, fish and shoot. Annually, with the exception of 2020 because of the coronavirus, the Friends of the NRA has held a banquet at Whitneyville with a portion of the funds raised through the live and silent auctions donated to the NRA Foundation’s statewide grant program. This was the fourth time Mill Cove applied for a foundation grant. We submitted the application between November and December of 2019. Due to COVID, the grants were awarded later than normal, she said. Typically an instructor would have between 10 and 15 people in a class. Each participant usually shoots 100 to 150 rounds. Based on that and the average number of classes held in prior years, the ammunition should last about one year, said Ms. Jones. This year and in years past, the Game Commission has released pheasants in the Mill Cove Environmental Area because it offers good habitat for them. The Fish and Boat Commission stocks Mill Creek with trout annually. Outdoor enthusiasts are provided with many opportunities between the shooting range, the pheasants and trout, she said. For information about how to join Mill Cove, Inc. in its efforts to improve recreational and environmental opportunities, contact Marilyn Jones at 570-549-2794.

Notice to MILL COVE USERS -- with the melting snow and impending storm, the Corps of Engineers has recommended closure of the Mill Cove Environmental Area due to elevated flood storage impacting the area. Be aware the entrance gate has been closed. Stay safe out there.