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Saving the Hemlocks: Scientists Using Bugs To Kill Bugs

Posted in Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake, Wildlife, nature, tagged , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

by Ted Fioraliso, WENY-TV, link to original post
A group of Cornell scientists is turning to a beetle to help reduce the number of other bugs, which threaten hemlock trees in the Finger Lakes Region. Remember the hemlock woolly adelgid?  The little critter from Asia was first reported in the Finger Lakes Region a year-and-a-half ago.  [...]

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Adirondack Nature Photos

Posted in Adirondacks, nature, tagged on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to see beautiful nature photos Jackie took along Schroon River in the Adirondacks.

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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?

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Fall hours & events begin at Iroquois Refuge

Posted in Buffalo, Canoeing, Hiking, Paddling, Western NY, Wildlife, nature, tagged , , , , , , on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Daily News, link to original post
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge has announced that the refuge headquarters/visitor contact station will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 31.
This is in addition to its regular business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. The Flyway [...]

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NY State Fall Foliage Seen From Space

Posted in nature, tagged , , , on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Click here for a great NASA photo of NY State in fall foliage.

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Fall is Coming .. Foliage Tracker

Posted in nature, tagged , , on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to see fall foliage creep (or maybe leap?) across the state.

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Urban Naturalist Leads Education Efforts in New York City Parks

Posted in New York City, nature, parks, tagged on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to read: Urban Naturalist Leads Education Efforts in New York City Parks

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CORNELL PLANTATIONS KICKS OFF FALL LECTURE SERIES

Posted in Finger Lakes, Ithaca, nature, tagged , , on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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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Nature Makes You Nicer

Posted in nature on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to read: Nature Makes You Nicer

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Things to do on Staten Island that cost zip

Posted in Hiking, Kid's Activities, New York City, nature, tagged , , , on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By FAE BARANDON, silive.com, link to original post
If you’re a Staten Islander and think taking the Ferry is the only free activity this borough offers, shame on you. There are quite a number of local activities that don’t cost a thing. So why don’t we review the ways to enjoy the Island without sparing a [...]

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