Finger Lakes Land Trust adds land in Ellis Hollow

Ithaca Journal, link to original post
The Finger Lakes Land Trust announced Nov. 9, 2009  it has purchased 39 wooded acres near its Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve in the town of Dryden from Charles Pearman, who has also donated a conservation easement on an adjacent 11 acres.
The Land Trust had made protecting the land a priority [...]

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Enjoy A Fall Visit to Sapsucker Woods

By Connie Mertz For The Daily Item, link to original post
One of the most exceptional places to visit, particularly during October, when the trees are ablaze with color, is Sapsucker Woods. Located within a 10-minute drive of Ithaca, N.Y., it is a Mecca for bird enthusiasts. Each year, 55,000 visitors journey to this facility.
Sapsucker Woods [...]

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12 Acres along Fall Creek in Dryden Donated as Conservation Area

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 [...]

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Trail Neighbors Say Quality of Neighborhood Improved by Trails

By Krisy Gashler • Ithaca Journal, link to original post
When a new walking trail is proposed in a residential area, the idea is often greeted by at least a few nearby property owners who oppose it based on fears of vandalism, noise, or trespassing.
But based on a survey of Town of Ithaca property owners living [...]

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Cornell Plantations Offers Fall ‘09 Lecture Series

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: [...]

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CORNELL PLANTATIONS KICKS OFF FALL LECTURE SERIES

Cornell Plantations in Ithaca kicks off its annual Fall Lecture series next Wednesday evening, September 2, with renowned Cornell English professor, Daniel Schwarz. Professor. Schwarz will be giving the annual William H. and Jane Torrence Harder lecture on “Reconfiguring Nature after Darwin: Skepticism and Sexuality in High Modernist Literature.” The lecture will begin at 5:30 [...]

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A Future Water Trail on Cayuga Lake & Canals?

By Stacey Shackford • Ithaca Journal, link to full article
Boaters could benefit from a tri-county effort to create a water trail enhancing public access to Cayuga Lake and nearby canals.
The Tompkins County Legislature will be considering a request to join Cayuga and Seneca counties in applying for up to $60,000 in funding from the state [...]

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Taughannock Trails and Falls offer Family Fun

By Christine Smyczynski, The Buffalo News, link to original article
One of the prettiest parks I’ve been to is Taughannock Falls State Park, located on the shores of Cayuga Lake seven miles north of Ithaca, about a three-hour drive from Buffalo. We stopped here for only a few hours, but one could easily spend the entire [...]

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City of Ithaca drafts bike-registration law

Now here’s a REALLY BAD idea:
By Krisy Gashler • Ithaca Journal, link to original article
Anyone who rides a bike anywhere in the city would have to register it with the City of Ithaca or face a $10 fine, based on a law being considered tonight by Common Council.
Actual registration would be free, and the fine [...]

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Beautiful Taughannock Falls: In NY State and Taller Than Niagara Falls

Click here to see beautiful photos through the seasons and read about Taughannock Falls.
If you’d like to visit this waterfall & 200 others nearby in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State, pick up a copy of “200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York – A Finder’s Guide” from Footprint Press, Inc.

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