hydrography

I’ve asked people, and have been asked, “Are you a glass half full or half empty person?” For many of us, I think our response depends upon the day or...

RED HOUSE — Swimming and other water activities are expected to resume soon at Red House Lake in Allegany State Park. Park officials last week hoped t...

This year marks the 215th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1953, the city of Olean marked the sesquicentennial of the Purchase by sending a g...

If you have read any of my columns on trout fishing you might have noticed over time I’ve always stressed going as light as possible when pursuing the...

A Cattaraugus County man caught a state record black crappie in a gravel pit lake in the town of Dayton earlier this month. On May 6, William Wrightma...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Lake Champlain's population of prehistoric-looking lake sturgeon that can live up to a century, grow to 8-feet long and weigh 3...

RED HOUSE — Swimming will be delayed at Red House Lake in Allegany State Park this summer due to delays in the $6.5 million dam rehabilitation and bri...

Volunteers are being recruited to collect bugs and other tiny critters from streams for a citizen science project throughout New York state. The state...

I’ve waited a long time to retire, but the beginning wasn’t what I’d expected, my poor wife becoming seriously ill and then passing. Those first six m...

It’s been more than a week since the Coudersport (Pa.) Area Municipal Authority unanimously approved a string of resolutions terminating its relations...

If you’re tired of being stuck indoors and need to take in some sun and fresh air, then lace up your shoes and take a walk — or a hike — on the wild s...

I was getting a bit testy, my patience running thin. It was already the second week in April and, checking my diary, I saw that February had more warm...

I was dismayed to read in the Olean Times Herald that the Common Council is considering cutting funding for the city historian in the 2018-19 budget. ...

Five of the healthiest watersheds outside the Adirondacks are located in Cattaraugus County — in and around Allegany State Park. Most of the subwaters...

The Seneca Nation president said Saturday he was encouraged by JKLM Energy indicating it would not pursue wastewater treatment services at the facilit...

One of the great outdoor recreation traditions of the Southern Tier, opening day of trout season in New York state, is on Sunday. Fishermen and women ...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The developer of a hydraulic fracturing waste fluid treatment facility in Potter County has asked opponents to stop making “untrue ...

Have you ever noticed that we as humans tend to get careless? How many deer have I spooked by taking an extra step I shouldn’t have while still huntin...