Forest Rangers Rescue Nearly 20 Hikers & Two Dogs
[ad_1] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies,
How Water Striders Manage Raindrops
[ad_1] Water striders are a common sight on ponds, vernal pools, and puddles. During clear summer days, these insects seem to walk on water, a
Indigenous Justice in Early America & The Albany Treaty of 1722
[ad_1] 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
Speaker Heck: A Republican’s Long NYS Assembly Tenure
[ad_1] Oswald D. “Ozzie” Heck was Speaker of the New York State Assembly for 22 years, longer than anyone else. For everyone but the very
The U.S. Chef Ski Club: 50 Years on Hunter Mountain
[ad_1] 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
Beneficial Insects in the Garden: A Primer
[ad_1] A common reaction when you see a bug in the garden is to reach for the insect spray. Not so fast! Are you sure
Mohawk Valley Preparations for the American Revolution
[ad_1] Samuel Adams, using the pseudonym “Valerius Poplicola,” wrote to the Boston Gazette on October 5, 1772: “Let Associations & Combinations be everywhere set up
Fort Ticonderoga Envisions National Military Museum
[ad_1] “Fort Ticonderoga has always been a place of convergence as well as conflict,” says Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle. With its collections of
White Admiral Butterflies: Winging Through the Woods
[ad_1] Walking on a woods road beside a stream in early July, I spotted several tight clusters of butterflies perched on scat piles and on
13 Forest Rangers Make 2 Rescues in 2 Days on Rondaxe-Bald Mountain
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