Forest Rangers Rescue Nearly 20 Hikers & Two Dogs
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local
How Water Striders Manage Raindrops
Water striders are a common sight on ponds, vernal pools, and puddles. During clear summer days, these insects seem to walk on water, a feat
Indigenous Justice in Early America & The Albany Treaty of 1722
In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, early North America was a diverse place. It was a place that contained hundreds of distinct Indigenous nations
Speaker Heck: A Republican’s Long NYS Assembly Tenure
Oswald D. “Ozzie” Heck was Speaker of the New York State Assembly for 22 years, longer than anyone else. For everyone but the very few
The U.S. Chef Ski Club: 50 Years on Hunter Mountain
The founding members of the U.S. Chef Ski Club, Jacky Ruette, Jean Pierre Foucart, Gerard Uhrik, and friends of the club, will sit down with
Beneficial Insects in the Garden: A Primer
A common reaction when you see a bug in the garden is to reach for the insect spray. Not so fast! Are you sure that
Mohawk Valley Preparations for the American Revolution
Samuel Adams, using the pseudonym “Valerius Poplicola,” wrote to the Boston Gazette on October 5, 1772: “Let Associations & Combinations be everywhere set up to
Fort Ticonderoga Envisions National Military Museum
“Fort Ticonderoga has always been a place of convergence as well as conflict,” says Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle. With its collections of 18th
White Admiral Butterflies: Winging Through the Woods
Walking on a woods road beside a stream in early July, I spotted several tight clusters of butterflies perched on scat piles and on wet
13 Forest Rangers Make 2 Rescues in 2 Days on Rondaxe-Bald Mountain
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