botany

As our revered Christmas trees are down to their last days standing — in most cases — in our living rooms and parlors, we thought we’d take a final lo...

Are poinsettias really poisonous? Are snowflakes really pure as the driven snow? Does feasting really put on the pounds? Sure as sugarplums, myths and...

RED HOUSE — Two new playgrounds will be built in Allegany State Park as part of a $2.6 million commitment for 12 new or improved playgrounds at 10 sta...

Emerald ash borer. Hemlock wooly adelgid. Asian longhorned beetle. There’s a litany of invasive pests or maladies that can be fatal to one of the grea...

As hunters looked at the upcoming weather forecast for the opening day of New York, groans and moans filled the state. High wind, rain, cold — just mi...

It’s the holiday season, and two organizations that serve the community are using Christmas tree promotions to benefit their programs. HomeCare & Hosp...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers are expected to approve a bid Tuesday for ash trees on a 200-acre tract of county forest in the town of P...

Wet and wintry weather may put a damper on the opening of this weekend’s opener of the traditional gun season for deer and bear. All signs indicate a ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — It will soon look a lot like Christmas in New York City thanks to a tree from Pennsylvania. Workers on Thursday cut down a 7...

As a member of the beautification committee in the city of Olean, it is an honor to serve with some very knowledgeable people who are volunteering the...

The crisp October air hung motionless in those moments just before dawn. The treetops were silhouetted clearly against the sky, but it was not light e...

We give a lot of credit to Diana Scanlon for the beautiful photograph she sent to us of a monarch butterfly on one of her zinnias in her garden on Ole...

The final notes in the summer concert music series have been sung. Cruise nights are now a distant memory, and water parks that were bustling with act...

This weekend should see peak fall foliage colors in Allegany State Park and some other parts of the Chautauqua-Allegheny Region. The I Love New York w...

Leaf peepers in Southern Tier communities are certainly getting a view with color these days as fall leaves erupt into red, orange or yellow along hil...

ALLEGANY — The bright purple, pink and yellow chrysanthemums planted by Gordon Scott and his gardening crew Tuesday added a colorful touch to the Heal...

The chance to fly through the autumn air on zip lines is offered at Bristol Mountain Aerial Adventure Park and Bristol Mountain fall sky rides. The Ae...

I am so pleased to be writing for the fall edition of Community Health magazine. For those of you that I have met in person since I began working for ...