botany

Nothing declares the true arrival of what we might call warm, “almost-summer” spring in the Twin Tiers than the bloom of our lilacs. Lilacs supposedly...

Bats have had a PR problem for millennia. They have been maligned as omens of evil, carriers of disease and many people just simply fear or hate them....

LITTLE VALLEY — As yardwork season picks up, Cattaraugus County residents are reminded of the new restriction on the size of yard waste material that ...

Years ago, a friend once said to me, “It’s the little things in life that count,” which I promptly blew off because of my younger outlook on life. Tha...

ITHACA — Dogs have highly sensitive noses, a trait environmental conservationists, land managers and plant disease specialists are harnessing to sniff...

ALLEGANY — While some upcoming events have been canceled by the Enchanted Mountain Garden Club, one thing the organization plans to carry on with is t...

A springtime hike searching for wildflowers after a cold winter and a rainy spring is rewarded — soon or later. For example, I hike a trail each sprin...

Just as the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which was Wednesday, was largely moved to an online observance, National Arbor Day will ...

We are at war, so why not plant a Victory Garden? Since we are now housebound, I would suggest that we all plant a garden this year. Your family can l...

PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center announces that the next self-led activity is the “Touring the Towering Trees,” which begins today at the Lillibridg...

Katelyn Elise Himes, daughter of Aimie Granger of Allegany and Daniel Himes of Bradford, Pa., and Nicholas Walter Drum, son of Carolynne leFeber of Ol...

As the human race the world over grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, that world continues to turn ... into spring. The vernal equinox occurs today...

PORTVILLE — Despite crisp, cool temperatures that barely reached above freezing early Saturday, groups of adults and children were waiting their turns...

Well, it’s that time of year, when things kind of drag a bit. Most of us are pretty sick of winter, even if it’s been a mild one. The short days, cold...

ROCHESTER — Several area students made the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2019 fall semester. Listed by hometown, they are: ...

OLEAN — Mark Duell, a group leader for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will celebrate 30 years with Cutco Cutlery on Feb. 26. Duell joined Cutco on Feb. 26, 1990...

The snow on the ground was crunchy and underlined with ice earlier this week as Brian Phister drove a four-wheeler on his forest property to check on ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Jeff Fabian, a certified arborist, will present “The Science of Pruning” at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Center. It is the first in a ...