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New 2021 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide

March 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2021 Freshwater Fishing Regulations GuideNew for 2021, DEC streamlined its annual fishing regulations guide. With few exceptions, contents in the new guide are limited to only a summary of the laws and regulations anglers need to know before hitting the water. [Read more…] about New 2021 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Wildlife

Daphnia: Microscopic Crustaceans and Resurrection Ecology

March 27, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

TOS_DaphniaAt this very moment, nestled into the sediment at the bottom of your nearest lake or pond, are Daphnia eggs – as many as 100,000 per square meter, according to one Michigan study.

A genus of microscopic crustaceans, Daphnia are sometimes known as “water fleas,” and their eggs can remain viable for anywhere from several years to a century or more. This trait has earned them a position of prominence in a fascinating new field known as “resurrection ecology,” which aims to shed light on how ecosystems adapt to environmental change. [Read more…] about Daphnia: Microscopic Crustaceans and Resurrection Ecology

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: nature, Wildlife

Beavers: Landscape Engineers

March 24, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

TOS_BeaverWhen my sisters visit from Ireland, I try to play tour guide, but I’m occasionally at a loss for what to do next. During a visit in the late 1990s, my sister Grace said she would love to see a beaver.

At that time, I lived close to a beaver pond and often quietly waited for beaver sightings. Alas, the rodents failed to cooperate for Grace’s visit, although she was able to see their engineering work. I was disappointed for her, but not surprised. Many of my own encounters ended with at most a fleeting glimpse, and a loud slap of a leathery tail on water. [Read more…] about Beavers: Landscape Engineers

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: beavers, nature, Wildlife

Champlain Lake Trout Stocking Cut By A Third

March 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Champlain Lake Trout courtesy DECIn light of increased wild production, the Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative (NY, VT, USFWS) is reducing lake trout stocking by 33 percent (~27,060 fish).

This decision is based on data that indicates increased catches of wild lake trout in annual standardized nettings used to monitor the contribution of wild vs. stocked fish to the lake trout population. [Read more…] about Champlain Lake Trout Stocking Cut By A Third

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Environmental History, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Lake Champlain, nature, Trout, Wildlife

No Rainbow Trout Sampling Events This Year for Finger Lakes Tributaries

March 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rainbow Trout Sampling EventThe 2021 rainbow trout sampling events for Naples Creek in Ontario County and Cold Brook in Steuben County will not be held as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [Read more…] about No Rainbow Trout Sampling Events This Year for Finger Lakes Tributaries

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Trout, Wildlife

Bicknell’s Thrush: A History Podcast

March 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

KaatscastBicknell’s Thrush was first identified by American amateur ornithologist Eugene Bicknell on Slide Mountain in the Catskills in the late 19th century.

This rare songbird prefers our State’s higher peaks and will soon be returning from its winter residency in Hispaniola. [Read more…] about Bicknell’s Thrush: A History Podcast

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: birding, birds, endangered species, nature, Podcasts, Wildlife

Watch the Skies for Spring Bird Migrations

March 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

bird watchers courtesy DECSpring is an ideal time to observe bird migrations. New York is conveniently located along the Atlantic Flyway, one of the main migration routes. This gives you a great opportunity to observe birds flying to their summer breeding grounds. [Read more…] about Watch the Skies for Spring Bird Migrations

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Bird Migration, birding, birds, DEC, nature, Wildlife

DEC Releases 2020 Bear Hunting Statistics

March 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decThe Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that New York State bear hunters killed 1,723 black bears during the 2020 hunting seasons. [Read more…] about DEC Releases 2020 Bear Hunting Statistics

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: black bears, DEC, hunting, nature, Wildlife

Volunteers Prepare for Salamander and Frog Migration

March 18, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

spotted salamander courtesy L HeadyCommunity volunteers throughout the Hudson Valley are getting out their flashlights, reflective vests, and raingear in anticipation of annual breeding migrations of salamanders and frogs, which typically begin in mid-March.

Volunteers in the Hudson Valley will record their observations as part of DEC’s Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project, coordinated by the Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University. [Read more…] about Volunteers Prepare for Salamander and Frog Migration

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: amphibians, Cornell University, DEC, nature, Wildlife

Our Hibernating Jumping Mice

March 17, 2021 by Tom Kalinowski 1 Comment

Woodland jumping mouse courtesy Wikimedia user D Gordon E RobertsonWinter is the time when wildlife activity ebbs. Many residents of our fields and forests have retreated to shelters beneath the surface of the soil in an attempt to escape this season of low temperatures, snow and ice, and little if any food.

The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) is one member of our wildlife community that retires to the seclusion of a cushiony nest underground and lapses into a profound state of dormancy, known as true hibernation, for roughly six months beginning sometime in mid-October. [Read more…] about Our Hibernating Jumping Mice

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: nature, small mammals, weather, Wildlife, winter

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