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What’s That Sound? The Gray Tree Frog

June 7, 2020 by Tom Kalinowski 6 Comments

Gray Tree FrogSpring is a season when the greatest abundance of natural sounds echo across the landscape. During the day, birds are primarily responsible for the variety of musical calls; however as darkness approaches, especially when the weather is mild, the voices of amphibians produce our most captivating sounds. [Read more…] about What’s That Sound? The Gray Tree Frog

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: amphibians, frogs, nature, Wildlife

2019 State of the Great Lakes Report Released

June 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

epa logoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) have released the 2019 State of the Great Lakes (SOGL) report, which provides an overview of the status and trends of the Great Lakes ecosystem. [Read more…] about 2019 State of the Great Lakes Report Released

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: EPA, fish, Fisheries, Great Lakes, nature, Wildlife

Leave Wildlife Alone: If You Care, Leave It There

June 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Deer Fawn by Art JacobsonNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reminded New Yorkers to appreciate wildlife from a safe distance and resist the urge to touch or pick up newborn fawns and other young wildlife.

Human contact with wildlife can carry unintended consequences detrimental to the creatures people intend to help. [Read more…] about Leave Wildlife Alone: If You Care, Leave It There

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, nature, small mammals, whitetail deer, Wildlife

Spider Vision: Those Eyes Are Watching You

June 6, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Jumping Spider by Adelaide TyrolMany of us avoid close encounters of the eight-legged kind, but if you’ve ever come eye to eye with a spider, you’ve probably noticed they have several more eyes than we do: most have four pairs. What do they do with so many eyes? Well, it depends on the spider. [Read more…] about Spider Vision: Those Eyes Are Watching You

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, spiders, Wildlife

Adirondack Plein Air Festival Online and Outdoors

June 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Baker Mountain in the Spring by Sandra HildrethThe 2020 Adirondack Plein Air Festival is still on schedule, but the viewing and purchasing part of the event will be held online. [Read more…] about Adirondack Plein Air Festival Online and Outdoors

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: art, nature, painting, plein air painting, Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake ArtWorks

Red Fox Dens in Suburban Areas

June 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

red fox kits by Bill GlocklerAround the time spring flowers are blooming and migrating songbirds are arriving, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation starts receiving calls concerning fox sightings in and around rural and suburban areas.

Red fox are small furbearers, typically 10 -12 lbs., about the size of a house cat. During the spring, fox seek out den sites to raise their young (kits). Sometimes, for homeowners, these den sites are not in ideal locations, including under sheds and porches. [Read more…] about Red Fox Dens in Suburban Areas

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fox, nature, small mammals, Wildlife

Trout Stream Management Comments Sought

June 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Brook-Trout-by-Greg-DowerNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking angler feedback on changes to the state’s plan to manage trout in inland streams.

The proposed changes are designed to safeguard wild trout and expand fishing opportunities. The deadline for the public to comment on the draft plan is June 25, 2020. [Read more…] about Trout Stream Management Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Trout, Wildlife

Love Your ADK Awareness Project Launched

May 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

love your adkThe Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) in Lake Placid has released a new Love Your ADK toolkit to help Adirondack businesses increase awareness of the importance of following the Leave No Trace principles when enjoying the outdoors. [Read more…] about Love Your ADK Awareness Project Launched

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: environmental, Leave No Trace, nature, ROOST, Tourism

Star-Nosed Mole: A Nose That Knows

May 31, 2020 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Star-Nosed Mole by Adelaide TyrolSome people have life birds, species of birds they’ve waited their whole lives to see in the wild. I don’t have one of these, but I do have a life mole. I’ve been waiting to catch a glimpse of Condylura cristata, the star-nosed mole, ever since I learned about this animal during a small mammals course in graduate school.

Can you imagine a palm-sized mole whose pink, star-shaped nose contains 22 fleshy tentacle-like appendages, living right underfoot? [Read more…] about Star-Nosed Mole: A Nose That Knows

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: gardening, nature, small mammals, Wildlife

Squirrels Rescued From A Sticky Situation

May 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO Wamsley frees tangled squirrelsNYS Environmental Conservation Officer Kevin Wamsley reported that on May 14th, he received a call about a group of squirrels in distress in the hamlet of Verbank, in the town of Union Vale in Dutchess County. [Read more…] about Squirrels Rescued From A Sticky Situation

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: DEC, ECOs, nature, squirrels, Wildlife

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