History, Natural History & the Arts
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Longtime Canton, NY resident Paul Hetzler has published his second volume of humorous nature essays, Head Of The Class: Smarter than a Slime Mold – Nature’s Funny Bone Revealed (Self-published, 2021). [Read more…] about Paul Hetzler’s New Book Reveals Nature’s Funny Bone
Ayad Akhtar has been named the new State Author and Willie Perdomo the new State Poet, the New York State Writers Institute has announced. [Read more…] about Ayad Akhtar Named New State Author; Willie Perdomo New State Poet
Collecting tools and household wares associated with 19th century hop farming has been a hobby of Al Bullard and Dot Willsey for decades.
Bullard and Willsey will share and demonstrate items of their collections as part of the 25th Annual Madison County Hop Fest in Oneida on Saturday, September 18th. [Read more…] about 19th Century Hops Collections at Madison County Hop Fest
Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) will host two family-friendly fall festivals to close out the 2021 season. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Offering Two Fall Festivals
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in whitetail deer Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Oswego, Suffolk, and Ulster counties.
DEC is also tracking suspected cases in Albany, Jefferson, Oneida, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties plus new reports of dead deer to track the spread and estimate the number of deer succumbing to this disease. To date, DEC has received reports of approximately 700 dead deer. [Read more…] about Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Has Spread Widely in NYS
According to a press release issued by DEC, on September 14th, at approximately 1:19 am, Environmental Conservation Officer Eyler received a call from the East Fishkill Police Department reporting a four- to five-foot alligator roaming around the Van Wyck Junior High School. [Read more…] about Alligator Caught at Dutchess County Middle School
John Brown Lives! and Grand Adirondack Hotel will present the 7th annual Blues at Timbuctoo featuring Jerry Dugger; Karl Schwarz; Split Rock Ramblers; Soul Sky Duo with Mark Emanatian and Jeremy Walz on Saturday, September 19th, from noon to 5 pm. [Read more…] about ‘Blues at Timbuctoo’ Music Event At John Brown Farm Sunday
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) will host a Grand Opening Celebration for the Essex Quarry Nature Preserve on Saturday, September 18th. [Read more…] about Essex Quarry Nature Preserve Grand Opening Set For Sept 18th
The Arbor Day Foundation is seeking proposals for 2021/2022 large-scale plantings that will positively impact the environment, create habitat for wildlife, promote watershed restoration, and provide other benefits to the public. [Read more…] about Funding Available for Large Scale Habitat Restorations
The 25th Annual Madison County Hop Fest is set for Saturday, September 18th and will feature Senator Rachel May (NYS District 53), who will describe the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic barns bill introduced in the New York State Senate (S.6042) by Senator Michelle Hinchey of Saugerties on March 31st, and by Assemblymember Didi Barrett (A.6947) from Hudson on April 14th. [Read more…] about Hop Houses, Barn Tax Credit Focus of Madison Co Hop Fest