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Watkins Glen

Catharine Creek Wildlife Area Meeting Planned

October 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Catharine Creek Wildlife Management AreaThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will host an open house to share details about a recently completed habitat management plan for Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area, on Tuesday, November 1st.

The primary purposes of Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. At the southern end of Seneca Lake, between Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, an unusual natural area has evolved. [Read more…] about Catharine Creek Wildlife Area Meeting Planned

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Catherine Creek WMA, Chemung Barge Canal, DEC, Finger Lakes, Montour Falls, nature, Schuyler County, Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen, Wildlife

Early Auto Racing in New York

May 9, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastOn this episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Lauren discuss a recently installed William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing a 1900 auto race in Suffolk County, New York, and the importance of racing in automobile history.

Was that race to Babylon really the first of its kind in the United States? And how did Watkins Glen International get its start? [Read more…] about Early Auto Racing in New York

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Babylon, Long Island, Podcasts, Suffolk County, Transportation History, Watkins Glen

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