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19 NY Places Recommended for State and National Registers

June 8, 2026 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) has announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 19 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The nominations include a nineteenth-century church in Jefferson County that developed and promoted Universalism in Upstate New York, a pre-Revolutionary War house owned by seven generations of the Hulse family on Long Island’s North Shore, and additional documentation for New York City’s Hotel Chelsea recognizing its significance as a center of LGBTQ cultural and creative life. [Read more…] about 19 NY Places Recommended for State and National Registers

State Protects 1,200 Acres to Protect Water Quality

November 6, 2025 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced more than 1,200 acres were permanently protected by five community-based partners through a State program to protect water quality. [Read more…] about State Protects 1,200 Acres to Protect Water Quality

Granola Inventor James Caleb Jackson on the Abolition Road

September 8, 2024 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

A firsthand account of the October 21, 1835 canal boat ride from Utica to Canastota – followed by a nine mile walk up the hill to Peterboro for an abolition meeting – was provided by James Caleb Jackson (1811 – 1895) from Oswego, NY.

On that day in October, 600 black and white abolitionists met in Utica, NY to the inaugural meeting of the New York State Antislavery Society. [Read more…] about Granola Inventor James Caleb Jackson on the Abolition Road

$42 million to Protect Water Quality in the Eastern Finger Lakes Region

August 26, 2024 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $42 million to protect and enhance water quality in the eastern Finger Lakes region. This investment is expected to develop on-the-ground actions necessary to address the root causes of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and reduce their prevalence while supporting projects that help prevent runoff into lakes and improve climate resiliency. [Read more…] about $42 million to Protect Water Quality in the Eastern Finger Lakes Region

EPA Researchers Develop Forecasting for Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms

July 24, 2024 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Freshwater cyanobacteria are found in all lakes and reservoirs, are naturally occurring, and are important to water ecosystems; however, excessive growth of some cyanobacteria can result in harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HCBs, also called cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms or HABs).

These blooms can cause unsightly scums that smell like rotting eggs or septic. Toxins from HCBs can negatively impact people, animals, and the environment. [Read more…] about EPA Researchers Develop Forecasting for Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms

$350k in Grants Awarded to Finger Lakes Watershed Projects

December 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced $350,000 in grant awards to help partners in the Finger Lakes watershed restore and protect water quality.

The eight projects funded though DEC’s Finger Lakes Watershed Grants Program complement federal, private, and DEC grant programs, as well as achieve the goals outlined in the Great Lakes Action Agenda and aid the implementation of clean water plans in the Finger Lakes. [Read more…] about $350k in Grants Awarded to Finger Lakes Watershed Projects

A Short History of Finger Lakes Tourism

December 15, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

The geology and climate of the Finger Lakes region presented a landscape of great natural beauty that has attracted tourism and recreation for more than 200 years.

Wealthy elites from the city of New York began building homes at Skaneateles Lake as early as 1809, and mineral springs in Livingston County in the western portion of the greater Finger Lakes region attracted visitors starting in the 1820s. [Read more…] about A Short History of Finger Lakes Tourism

Social and Religious Movements in Central New York

November 17, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Central New York communities that flourished with canal-related development and rail connections throughout the 19th century also became hotbeds for religious and social movements of the early 1800s as the area’s population rapidly grew.

Religious freedom granted by the United States Bill of Rights combined with rapid societal and technological changes experienced by Americans living through western expansion fueled an American spiritual movement that was exemplified in the newly opened frontier of New York. [Read more…] about Social and Religious Movements in Central New York

Bath Fish Hatchery: Home to Wild Finger Lakes Strain Trout

October 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Established in 1893, New York State’s Bath Fish Hatchery in Steuben County and is one of the state’s oldest hatcheries and the only hatchery raising wild Finger Lakes strain rainbow trout. [Read more…] about Bath Fish Hatchery: Home to Wild Finger Lakes Strain Trout

144 Acres Protected Near Skaneateles Lake

September 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and The Central New York Land Trust (CNYLT) have announced the acquisition of 144 acres of land near Skaneateles Lake, a drinking water source for 190,000 Central New Yorkers.

The John O’Neill property is located on the east side of County Line Road in the town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County. [Read more…] about 144 Acres Protected Near Skaneateles Lake

Euro-American Expansion Into The Finger Lakes Region

August 27, 2023 by Guest Contributor 7 Comments

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially ended hostilities between the British and Americans; however, the treaty did not include the allied Indian Nations, leaving their legacy treaties with the Europeans unresolved and their future to be resolved through separate treaties with the new American government. [Read more…] about Euro-American Expansion Into The Finger Lakes Region

Early Inhabitants of the Finger Lakes Region

August 14, 2023 by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

According to archeological records, groups of nomadic Paleo-Indians traveled through the Finger Lakes region approximately 8,000 to 9,000 years ago. Small bands of these hunters and gatherers followed large game during the last stages of the Ice Age when the glaciers that formed the area’s notable lakes were receding.

Somewhat more recent early archaic archeological sites scattered across Western New York reflect a culture that was highly mobile and left little in terms of an archeological record. [Read more…] about Early Inhabitants of the Finger Lakes Region

Geologic Formation of the Finger Lakes

July 26, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Approximately 600 million years ago, during the Neoproterozoic Era, the Earth’s supercontinent began to break apart, and an ocean formed between land masses that roughly correlate to Europe and North America today. For the next 100 million years, this ocean continued to widen until the continents changed course and began to move back towards each other.

The eventual collision of these land masses formed a tall mountain range now known as North America’s Appalachians. [Read more…] about Geologic Formation of the Finger Lakes

National Park Service Declares Finger Lakes Eligble For National Heritage Designation

July 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

On Tuesday, July 18th, the National Park Service delivered the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Feasibility Study to Congress. The feasibility study determined that the study area in the Finger Lakes region of New York state meets the criteria to be eligible for inclusion as part of the National Heritage Area System. [Read more…] about National Park Service Declares Finger Lakes Eligble For National Heritage Designation

New 86-Acre Easement to Protect Skaneateles Lake Water

June 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has announced the permanent protection of 86 acres in the Skaneateles Lake watershed through the use of a conservation easement. Protection of the property will safeguard the drinking water supply for the city of Syracuse and neighboring communities. DEC’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program awarded FLLT $1.69 million to support four source water protection projects, including the easement. [Read more…] about New 86-Acre Easement to Protect Skaneateles Lake Water

Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry

December 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

New York State Forest Rangers were called on twice this past weekend to recover deceased bodies from Upstate New York’s backcountry. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry

Skaneateles Lake Watershed Property Protected by Easement

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) have announced the permanent protection of 234 acres at Casa Farms in the town of Niles, Cayuga County, with a conservation easement.

Carpenter Falls Improved Access Opens

July 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the completion of construction on a $1.27-million project to improve public access at Carpenter Falls Unique Area in the town of Niles, Cayuga County. [Read more…] about Carpenter Falls Improved Access Opens

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