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New York state departments have launched a citizen-scientist effort to seek out — and hopefully stop the destructive spread of — the invasive spotted ...

New York state officials say they are making “great strides” in protecting the state’s bee population, which helps to pollinate $300 million in agricu...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have kicked off annual spring seedling sales. Each ye...

There were already a few Christmas trees at the curb in Olean on Monday. But were the trees put out because residents see the Christmas season as over...

For those of you trying to grow food this year, some for the first time, I don’t need to tell you about the many challenges. Besides the dry weather, ...

Each year, New York Agriculture in the Classroom recognizes an exceptional teacher who incorporates learning through a lens of agriculture into their ...

OLEAN — Lynn Anzivine was saddened when she realized that it wouldn’t be safe to hold the annual Tree of Hope lighting ceremony to honor Pink Pumpkin ...

SAUGERTIES (AP) — Rocky the stowaway owl is back in the wild. The tiny northern saw-whet owl was named Rockefeller after it was found by a worker sett...

ROCHESTER (AP) — The invasive spotted lanternfly has arrived near Ithaca and in two New York counties that border Pennsylvania, threatening vineyards ...

Readers know that we love our wildlife stories. Well, this one is a real hoot! The New York Daily News reports that workers found a little owl tucked ...

WELLSVILLE — The Lions Club’s annual Fantasy of Lights has year-round benefits. The application process for Christmas trees on the library lawn (the W...

PORTVILLE — For the past several months, a committee at Pfeiffer Nature Center has devised innovative activities and programs to keep the community in...

We received a couple of responses from readers about woolly bear caterpillars, weather lore and predicting the relative severity of a coming winter. J...

It’s time to rake the lawn, city officials say. The city Department of Public Works is beginning city-wide leaf collection on Monday, with residents e...

PORTVILLE — All-natural, hand-decorated holiday wreaths can now be ordered from Pfeiffer Nature Center in Portville. Officials with Pfeiffer said they...

Fall is falling across Cattaraugus County and the Twin Tiers. Last week's I Love New York Fall Foliage Report showed much of Cattaraugus County's leav...

In a good fall, the color explosions nurture something in our souls in these Enchanted Mountains, as Chamber and tourism promoters dubbed our area bac...

OLEAN — The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s disease at Eden Heights has become something the staff, residents and community look forward to. As with mo...