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May is Wetland Month, but wetlands are important all year

May is Wetland Month, in celebration of the diversity, ecological value and importance of wetlands. Wetlands are perfectly named — they are what they say they are. They are wet land, land …

Females flourish in agriculture

Maryrose Livingston was 9 years old on a trip to Ireland with her family when she realized she wanted to become a farmer. “I saw a guy milk a cow and I just thought that was the coolest …

Homer planning mussel survey

The village of Homer plans to conduct a $21,300 survey of freshwater mussels, as required by the state, before removing the Newton fishline dam on the Tioughnioga River. The Homer Village voted …

There’s a brand-new chick and added hope for recovery for the endangered California Condor. A condor chick hatched at 5:42 a.m. May 14. Fans can follow along live as the little one grows …

ITHACA – Sustainable Finger Lakes (formerly Sustainable Tompkins) will host a webinar at noon Wednesday on projected flooding patterns and how residents can prepare their homes and businesses …

World marks Endangered Species Day today

Every year on the third Friday in May — today — thousands of people around the world participate in Endangered Species Day by celebrating, learning about and taking action to protect …

Cortland considers turning brownfield into solar farm

Cortland Common Council is considering adding a solar farm on South Pendleton Street to return a brownfield to productive use, voting unanimously Tuesday to evaluate the feasibility of a solar energy …

State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the grand opening of the Central-Finger Lakes segment of the New York State Birding Trail to highlight the …

What does it take to make your garden grow?

With spring in our midst, finally, many of us are getting out into our yards and gardens. What will we plant? Veggies, flowers, or perhaps your goal is a lush green lawn? With all of these things, …

Staggering declines in bird populations are taking place around the world, reports a study by scientists at multiple institutions, published this week in the journal Annual Review of Environment and …

Celebrate the sweetness of spring at the Cortland County Visitors Center’s Bee’s Knees Event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14 at the Main Street, Cortland, visitor center. The tourism …

Now that spring has sprung, many people have begun planning their vegetable gardens or working outside to give their property a spring cleaning. Inevitably, winter has brought many more branches and …

Power struggle

It’s a new crop: Farms across Cortland County are sprouting solar panels while developers fill a demand created by the state’s goal for 70% of electricity generation through renewable …

Propane plan under review

Cortlandville intends to act as the lead agency in an environmental review process for six 60,000-gallon above-ground propane and bio-propane storage tanks on Route 11 in Cortlandville, following …

ITHACA — The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has introduced a new migration dashboard to help show people new levels of detail in bird migration, the lab has announced. “With this new …

Stewardship Week: Keep the soil where it belongs

After a rocky start and snow still at higher elevations, spring looks to have finally, fully arrived. With it comes the opportunity to plant the trees and shrubs you may have picked up from the …

Improving Dwyer Park

The group strolled Monday morning along dirt roads in Dwyer Memorial Park in Little York, stopping occasionally to talk among themselves, but their attention remained on the trees around them. The …

Community cleanup

Droves of SUNY Cortland students with blue plastic bags roamed the city of Cortland on Saturday cleaning up trash as part of an Earth Day cleanup event organized by the Cortland County Business …

Cortlandville adopts solar farm laws

The Cortlandville Town Board approved three solar development laws Wednesday night, following a public hearing at which residents expressed concern about the siting process, and the participation of …

240-acre solar farm planned in Moravia

MORAVIA — A developer outlined a plan Wednesday for a 50-megawatt, 240-acre solar farm in the town of Moravia, which he and the town supervisor said is likely to be approved, regardless of town …

Planting orders to be picked up Thursday Orders from the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual spring planting program can be picked up 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at …

Avian flu threat looms

DRYDEN — More than a dozen chickens crowded together Saturday outside a coop at Daisy Hollow Farm in Dryden. But avian flu, which the state Department of Agriculture and Markets reports …

ITHACA — Sustainable Tompkins recently announced a new webinar series, Finger Lakes Forecast, which focuses on how climate change will affect life in the Finger Lakes and what people can do to …

The state elevated its ban on clustering farm fowl on Thursday, banning all auctions for the purchase, sale, swap or trade of chickens and other fowl, adding to an existing ban on fowl shows. …

Program collects produce for community pantries

It is safe to say that spring is officially here; April showers bring May flowers. These spring rains also signal that gardening season is upon us. As you plan your garden this year, why not …

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