CANASTOTA, N.Y. — The Great Swamp Conservancy of Canastota is holding its 22nd annual Spring Migration Festival in honor of the return of migratory birds. This year’s theme is “Protect Insects, Protect Birds.”Admission is $4 per adult, $1 per each child 12 and under, $12 max for families. The festival will run from 10 a.m. […]
Seggos to Resign Basil Seggos, head of the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation, plans to resign from his post later this year. Seggos has led the department since October 2015, the longest tenure for a DEC commissioner, according to news sources. Seggos was first appointed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He plans to remain […]
Years ago it was common for teenage boys to hurry home from school, change their clothes and grab the old 16 gauge shotgun from the closet. They would head out to an easy walk from home to an old cow pasture and proceed to hunt for cottontail rabbits. If they got one they would proudly […]