Here’s a new trend in England. As hikers we’ve been doing this for years. Is it now time to bring the practice home? Click here to read: Should gardeners urinate outdoors?
Archive for the ‘Conservation’ Category
A New (Old?) Way to Save the Environment
Posted in Conservation, Education / skills on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
12 Acres along Fall Creek in Dryden Donated as Conservation Area
Posted in Conservation, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Hiking, Ithaca, tagged Campbell Meadows, Fall Creek, Varna on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Stacey Shackford • Ithaca Journal, link to original post
With its rolling meadows and streamside location, the patch of undeveloped land on the southeast corner of the Lower Creek Road and Pinckney Road intersection is a haven for nature lovers.
Its preservation will now be assured in perpetuity, thanks to a partnership among the Finger Lakes [...]
Why Do We Fall in Love with Nature? And Does It Mean Conservation is in Trouble?
Posted in Conservation, nature on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why Do We Fall in Love with Nature? And Does It Mean Conservation is in Trouble?
OUTDOORS: A bird in the hand
Posted in Bird Watching, Conservation, Education / skills, Lake Ontario, Rochester, tagged Atlantic flyway, bird migration, bird research, Braddock Bay Raptor Research Trail, mist net on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to read about bird banding and bird migration – with great photos.
Braddock Bay Raptor Research Trail is one of the many locations mapped & described in the guidebook “Take A Hike – Family Walks in the Rochester Area.” Also helpful to bird watchers, is the guidebook “Birding in Cantral & Western New York [...]
N.Y., Reinvest in State Parks
Posted in Conservation, Parks & Trails NY, parks on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By ROBIN DROPKIN, Opinion article in timesunion.com, link to original post
Filmmaker Ken Burns’ six-part series on the national parks airing this week on PBS is bringing lots of attention to America’s “best idea” — its national park system. However, here in New York, we also have a very special park system.
New York’s state parks are [...]
Rochester’s Washington Grove sparks controversy
Posted in Biking, Conservation, Hiking, Rochester, tagged Cobb's Hill Reservoir, Cobbs Hill Park, take a hike on October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Click here to read Rochester’s Washington Grove sparks controversy.
Washington Grove is a forest of oak & hickory trees atop a hill in Cobb’s Hill Park, near the Cobb’s Hill Reservoir.
For less-used, and less controversial trail options in the Rochester area, use the guidebook “Take A Hike – Family Walks in the Rochester Area.”
Cornell Plantations Offers Fall ‘09 Lecture Series
Posted in Conservation, Education / skills, Finger Lakes, Ithaca on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Horticulturists, authors, and conservationists are featured in the lineup of six Wednesday evening lectures in Cornell Plantations’ Fall 2009 Lecture Series, starting September 2. All lectures are free and open to the public. Nearby free parking is available.
This year’s lecture schedule is as follows:
• Wednesday, September 2 at 5:30 p.m., Warren Hall Auditorium, room B45: [...]
Allegany State Park needs legal protection
Posted in Conservation, Western NY, nature, tagged adirondack mountain club, allegany state park, Allegheny National Forest, environmental impact, Environmental Impact Statement, gas wells on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Neil F. Woodworth, editorial, The Buffalo news, link to original post
Allegany State Park is a natural treasure, home to flora and fauna unique not only to New York but to the United States. The park’s rich soils support an exceptionally diverse ecosystem, including magnificent hardwood forests that have flourished for a century or more.
Allegany’s [...]
Freshkills Park Project – Conversion of a Landfill – PBS Thirteen Video
Posted in Conservation, New York City, tagged landfill, Staten Island on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island was New York City’s primary landfill from 1948 to 2001. Thousands of tons of daily garbage composed the largest man-made structure on Earth.
In 2001 the landfill was finally closed, with a brief reopening to accommodate the World Trade Center wreckage. Since then it’s been the site of Freshkills Park, [...]



It’s OK to Eat a Blueberry
Posted in Conservation, DEC, Hiking, tagged blueberries, leave no trace, mushrooms, public comment, regulations on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting discussion unfolded on the FLTC email list about the new Leave No Trace regulation for DEC property. As worded, the initial proposal forbid disturbance of any kind to the plants or objects found on DEC land. That meant it would be illegal to pick the blueberries as you hiked along or collect a [...]
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