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Fall Garden Tasks: A Primer
As the beautiful New York landscape takes on its legendary colors and the unwelcome first frost arrives, home gardeners often…
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The Baiting Ring: Bulls, Bears & Brutality in 19th Century New York
Before they were suppressed in the late nineteenth century, some New Yorkers enjoyed cruel sports which would not be tolerated…
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Martin’s Journey, Erie Canal at the Seneca River, 1848
New York State has always been a gateway for immigrants, but the Erie Canal carried more westbound immigrants than any…
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Large Subdivision Proposed Above Lake George in the Adirondack Park
A large 30-lot subdivision conservationists are calling “environmentally threatening” in the Town of Bolton above Lake George called Indian Brook…
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Maple Decline: Reviewing the Various Factors
Maple decline affects primarily sugar maple (Acer saccharum), Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and red maple (Acer rubrum) in the Northeast.…
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The Magnitude of Dutch Slavery in the Hudson Valley
Slavery in the North is a topic that not many understand. Researchers have only in the past decade or so…
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Rangers Fight Fire at Follensby Clear Pond, Make Several Wilderness Rescues
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating…
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Study: Saratoga Battlefield Visitors Spent $8M in 2024; Nationally NPS Visitors Spent $29B
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 116,537 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park in 2024 spent $8,200,000…
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Loyalism and Revolution in Georgia
What if loyalty, not rebellion, was the default position in British North America? It’s easy to forget that before 1776,…
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240 Acres Preserved in Rockland County
The Open Space Institute (OSI) and Rockland County are celebrating the conservation of the “Eagle Valley Assemblage,” nearly 240 acres…
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