natural environment

A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels — which would not only...

SALAMANCA — If consistent cold weather sticks around Salamanca this winter, a small warming hut will keep skaters warm at the Bill Flanigan Memorial I...

ALBANY (TNS) — Asheville, North Carolina, is more than 2,000 feet above sea level. The coast is nearly 300 miles away. But when Hurricane Helene made ...

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting photos for two annual fall foliage photo contests. The two contests are a way for N...

BRADFORD, Pa. — An initial greenhouse gas inventory performed by the University of Pittsburgh shows that its Bradford campus has made progress in limi...

DELEVAN — A former ski area in Cattaraugus County is officially the newest state forest. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday ...

For many years gardeners have been going to nurseries every spring and fall looking for the right plant to place in their gardens. Carol Sitarski, a M...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pa...

ALBANY (TNS) — News this week that an Ulster Country resident died of Eastern equine encephalitis — the first case in the state since 2015 — triggered...

The New York Forest Owners Association will lead a fall hike Saturday above Indiana Avenue, a visit to a unique woodlot containing more than 60 wild A...

Setting Realistic Expectations for Harvesting a Buck with “Large” Antlers Across New York State whitetail bucks have begun shedding the velvet that ha...

Over the last two decades, my mother has devoted herself to creating a small homestead farm in Upstate New York. I’ve had a front-row seat to the trib...

The state is seeking participants in a new survey to help better understand typical rock salt use by New Yorkers and public awareness regarding the po...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — State Department of Environmental Protection records have documented approximately 30,000 orphan or abandoned wells in Pennsylvania. ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials toured several orphaned and abandoned energy well sites with federal officials in We...

ALBANY (TNS) — The potential for nuclear reactors and similar technology to become an integral part of New York’s clean energy goals was a central top...

WEST VALLEY — The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Projec...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s routine practice for government officials to kill animals deemed invasive or destructive. For the most part, Americans accept th...