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Every knowledgeable bow hunter knows or has read that really big deer are found in Maine. The harsh winters and deep snows over thousands of years hav...

PORTVILLE — On a windy and sunny Saturday morning, Portville Arbor Day was again celebrated in Pioneer Park in the village’s continuing effort to be d...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Spotted lanternflies don't bite, sting or transmit human diseases. Although considered harmful to some tree species, their degree o...

Lakes Country is beautiful at all time so the year, but the changing colors of leaves in autumn make for a particularly unique and spectacular show. H...

CUBA — The 17th annual Cuba Garlic Festival will get started at 10 a.m. Saturday and continue Sunday with parking on the grounds of the Cuba Block Bar...

Get ready for the fiery reds, yellows and oranges of autumn — as well as carloads of leaf peepers. Fall foliage has slowly started the annual change f...

OTTO — The B Farm of Merrimack Valley Apiaries might be one of Cattaraugus County’s best kept secrets. Its bees have been pollinating the local area a...

PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center will present The Marvelous Mushroom! at 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at 1974 Lillibridge Road. Join Garrett Taylor, mushroom enth...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s commissioner urges New Yorkers to practice the utmost safety when building campfires, and co...

When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city official...

OLEAN — Three different drought monitoring systems now have Cattaraugus and Allegany counties under drought watches. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday dire...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Fair Domestics Department listed its awards for the 2022 fair.

ITHACA — The devastating spotted lanternfly’s spread to Upstate and Western New York is not a matter of if, but when, experts say — and Cornell Univer...

A family camping trip to theGreat Smoky Mountains National Parkturned tragic after a tree toppled onto their tent and killed a 7-year-old girl inside,...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is concerned about a new threat to beech trees — beech leaf disease (BLD), found in 35 cou...

If you’re planning a campfire this summer, think ahead to prevent wildfires, state officials said Thursday. New York State Department of Environmental...

JAMESTOWN — The Audubon Community Nature Center has announced many programs for the month of July. All programs are set for the Audubon Community Natu...

ALLEGANY — After a two-year hiatus, the Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany will host the 5th annual Allegany Garden Festival Saturday. Held in...