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Light brown spots on a tree trunk

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Light brown, flat spots on tree trunks around the Penn State Beaver campus are egg masses of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species of insect that are drawn to the tree-of-heaven. 

A man wearing a dark winter coat and a knit hat stands in front of a mural that says East Palestine, Ohio.

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Rob Two Hawks, a life-long resident of East Palestine, Ohio, stands in front of a mural in his hometown. A 2023 train derailment in East Palestine is the topic of the next installment of "The Current," an on-going speaker series sponsored by Penn State Beaver and local non-profit RiverWise. The April 13 will be held at The Baby Bello in Beaver Falls and will feature an art exhibit, a documentary film and discussion.