geography

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has been working with stakeholders for almost two years on a Cattaraugus Creek Integrated Watershed...

The submersible Titan is now confirmed lost. There’s a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, t...

CONEWANGO — As the town of Conewango observes its 200th birthday, it’s a good time to look back on the construction of the Conewango Dredge, an import...

BELMONT — Allegany County is seeking proposals for a comprehensive geographic information systems study to improve the county’s use of GIS and ability...

From “bone dry” Olean to another series of floods in the region, from hundreds hitting the dance floor to seeking our place in the universe through ar...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared the week of March 13 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in New York state. “Flooding is the top weather-related thr...

ALFRED — Alfred University, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S.-based company Silica-X, is studyi...

ALBANY — Several area projects will receive state help totaling nearly $1.1 million to improve the quality of streams and groundwater. Gov. Kathy Hoch...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation Trees for Tribs’ “Buffer in a Bag” program will offer 25 seedlings to help the state’s landowners s...

BELMONT — Allegany County Road 31A (Corbin Hill Road), approximately 500 feet west of the Eymer Road intersection, will remain closed until Feb. 24. T...