Ag/Environmen

It’s drinking water week, here's what it takes to get it to you

This week is Drinking Water Week. The American Water Works Association and communities across the nation are celebrating the value of water and the critical role it plays in our daily lives. Like the …

NYSEG hops on environmentalist bandwagon

If you drive alongside power lines in Cortland County this summer, you’re likely to see tall tufts of grass speckled with wildflowers gathered around the wooden utility poles they string …

It's spring: Beware of slow-moving farm vehicles

For rural road safety tips, go to https://tinyurl.com/29uuuj4k. Cortland County has always been influenced by our long-standing agricultural roots. As spring field work and planting begins we will …

Homer joins No Mow May The village of Homer, like the city of Cortland, will take part in No Mow May, the village announced Wednesday following the adop- tion of a resolution Tuesday. People …

‘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 …

Area communities make strides for greener future

They’ve installed LED street lights and gone through energy code enforcement training. They’ve created public information campaigns and worked toward Climate-Smart Community …

‘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 …

Support pollinators with No Mow May, in Cortland and elsewhere

Spring has arrived. As the weather warms and life wakes up from winter, it’s an easy time to appreciate our natural world and a perfect time to give back.April 26 to May 3 is Soil and Water …

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.”

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