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If you’re not a hunter you may have the impression that those who do hunt just stroll out in the woods and bag a deer. It’s possible, but highly unlik...

The nights are cooler, the leaves changing. Geese are flocked up and swarms of blackbirds fly through the sky in ever-changing shapes. The bucks have ...

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...

SALAMANCA — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday that spraying for the invasive spongy moth — formerly known as gyp...

OLEAN — What started as a pop-up store last summer is now a brick-and-mortar store in Olean. Here are five things you want to know about The Grow Room...