During a time of state budget shortfalls, NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® swings into action with a $350,000 commitment to build playgrounds across the state. With park visits and playground usage on the rise during this down economy, public-private partnerships provide a means to add new services without tapping state budgets.
A new play area for children will [...]
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Nestlé Juicy Juice Helps Fund Playgrounds Across NY State, Including New One at Brooklyn’s East River State Park
Posted in Adirondacks, Kid's Activities, Letchworth, Long Island, New York City, Syracuse, Thousand Islands, parks, tagged Syracuse, Letchworth State Park, Long Island, Wellesley Island State Park, Saratoga Spa, Williamsburg, Jones Beach, Robert Moses, East River, Green Lakes, Thousand Islands on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hiking in Central New York State
Posted in Central NY, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, North Country Trail, Syracuse, tagged New Woodstock on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a resource, called “CNY Hiking” that’s full of information on hiking in Central New York State.
Ever wonder what it looks like to hike the North Country Trail / Finger Lakes Trail? If so, click here to view a video of hiking in the New Woodstock area. or here for the direct YouTube link.
Historic dam in Fayetteville collapses
Posted in Erie Canal, Syracuse, tagged feeder canal, Limestone Creek on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A dam, built around 1896 on Limestone Creek which served as a feeder to the Erie Canal, collapsed. It is a historic loss. Click here to see a photo & read the full story.
Take A Fall Hike at Adams Eden Camp
Posted in Finger Lakes, Hiking, Syracuse, tagged Swimming, camping, fishing, boating, ropes course, hay rides, hayrides, maze, LaFayette on September 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Adams Eden Camp in LaFayette (south of Syracuse), offers year round camping and recreation. Originally a private camp, they opened to the public in 2008. They offer a ropes course, hay rides, a mountain meadow maze, swimming, boating, fishing, hayrides, and 3 family-friendly trails for hiking.
Their most popular hike, the Stream Trail, leads to a [...]
Long Distance Paddler Looking for Local Knowledge
Posted in Finger Lakes, Kayaking, Lake Ontario, Syracuse, tagged Cayuga Lake, Taughannock Falls State Park, Oswego River, Seneca River on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In early October, Louise, a long-distance paddler, is planning on paddling from Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, up Cayuga Lake and the Seneca River to where the Oswego River starts just west of Syracuse. Then paddling the length of the Oswego River to Lake Ontario. She has a great set of Canal charts to [...]
New Trail on Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail
Posted in Central NY, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Syracuse, Trail Building, tagged DeRuyter Reservoir, Highland Forest Park on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is a gorgeous new section of the Onondaga Branch of the Finger Lakes Trail from Webber Rd. to Smith Rd. in Central NY, east of Highland Forest Park & DeRuyter Reservoir and west of Route 13 (on the east side of Finger Lakes Trail map O2). The trail length is 3.6 miles. This is [...]
Love the outdoors? Central New Yorkers have much to choose from
Posted in Biking, Bird Watching, Canoeing, Central NY, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Paddling, Syracuse, tagged Birding in Central & Western New York, camping, cyclocross, montezuma audubon center, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, Norman Wolfe, Onondaga Audubon Society, Rich & Sue Freeman, savannah, seneca falls, take a hike, Take A Paddle, Take Your Bike on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by David Figura (with additions by Sue Freeman), Syracuase.com, link to original post
It doesn’t get much better than autumn in Central New York. Outdoor enthusiasts who hike, camp, cycle, kayak, bird (the list goes on and on) are in their glory.
Besides the breathtaking scenery (particularly during the height of fall foliage season), the cooler, more [...]
Otisco Lake also faces milfoil problem
Posted in DEC, Finger Lakes, Syracuse, tagged biological controls, Cazenovia Lake, herbicide, invasive weeds, mechanical harvesting, Onondaga County, Skaneateles Lake, water chestnuts, water quality, watershed management on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by John Stith/The Post-Standard, link to original post
Otisco Lake
Maximum depth: 60 feet
surface area: 1,878 acres
length: 5.4 miles
maximum width: 1 mile
More information: www.otiscolakepreservation.org
Donations: accepted online through PayPal on the Web site
Otisco Lake, one of the smallest of the Finger Lakes, faces the same problems as its bigger siblings to the west: an influx of invasive weeds.
The [...]
Cross Country Hiker Passes Through Highland Forest
Posted in Adventures, Backpacking, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Long-distance Hiking, Syracuse, tagged highland forest, North Country Trail on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Niblewill Nomad hikes the North Country Trail & is now passing through the Finger Lakes region. Read about it here & see his YouTube video.


