Ag/Environmen

Ten student groups compete in yearly Envirothon at 4-H camp

This wasn’t your typical science quiz. The ten teams had to test water quality; they identified animal species by pelt and skull; they identified trees; and they faced down a team of judges …

‘Fill the bag’

DRYDEN – The green grass of Montgomery Park shone in the sun Saturday, but the students and volunteers who gathered there weren’t taking turns on the playground. Rather they were after …

‘Love Where You Play’

The Lime Hollow Nature Center will host the inaugural Love WhereYou Play Stewardship Day and Celebrationon Earth Day, Saturday.“People love to play at Lime Hollow.They hike, they picnic, they …

Groundwork in Virgil for chestnut comeback

More than a century after a blight began decimating American chestnut trees across America, the Virgil Historical Society plans to establish three small orchards of four to eight chestnut trees …

A 'wild' idea takes root

Cortland residents can view their lawn in a different light next month. Rather than battling to keep the dandelions at bay, property owners can welcome the yellow blooms and their ilk as food for pollinators during the city’s first “No Mow May.”

Bee-coming a citizen scientist

DRYDEN – The star of the show, and chief instructor, is a member of the Apoidea family. She’s no bigger than a thumb tip, but the humble bee will get families in Dryden buzzing about how …

Planting for tomorrow

It's no illusion: Trees are under attack. Emerald ash borer. Spotted lanternfly. Tent caterpillars, woolly adelgid, oak wilt, beech leaf disease — if it's not killing the trees you have, the …

Dryden pursuing solar site on closed landfill

DRYDEN – An abandoned landfill in Freeville may be going from a massive trash site to a massive source of renewable energy. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority …

Well, well, well: It’s time for water testing

Snow and rain – and the runoff that come from them – can bring contaminants to well water, and the Cortland County Health Department suggests you test your well this month for bacteria …

‘It takes a lot of time’

The sounds of bubbling maple sap cut through the rain tapping on the roof of Lime Hollow Nature Center’s sugar shack Saturday as inside, Nate Hardesty kept a close eye on what would become …

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