Instead of haunting our landfills with pumpkins, try composting. Pumpkins and other fall gourds are great additions to your home compost pile. Tips for Composting Pumpkins: •Smash up … more

Gary Resti, of Hancock, harvested a 130-pound dressed buck, in Hancock, on opening day of rifle season, Nov. 19. The 10-point rach, had seven tines on the right and three on the left. more

Kudzu, a fast-growing invasive vine originally native to Asia, has been found in 14 counties in New York state, in the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. Kudzu is a semi-woody vine … more

Each year, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) partners with the Venison Donation Coalition and Feeding New York State to help provide food for those in need. Through a … more

Sean Maker, 12, Delhi harvested his first buck, an 8-pointer, on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Delhi, during the 2022 Youth Hunt, while hunting with his mother Susan McWeeney, his brother Michael Lesny and … more

Kyle Munigle, of Walton, harvested this 8-point buck in the town of Tompkins on opening day of rifle season. more

STAMFORD – The Stamford Business Alliance (SBA) hosted an inaugural Stamford Earth Day 5K and Fun Run Saturday, April 22, near the entrance of the Robinson Broadhurst Memorial Pool. The … more

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Board Director Chris DeCesare will lead a birding field trip to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 3395 US-20, Seneca Falls, to view migratory waterfowl and … more

Adin Haynes, 17,  got an 8-point buck in Bloomville, Nov. 19; sibling Annlyse Haynes, 14 got a 5-point buck during youth season.   more

Give The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation your feedback and win a gift card to a sporting goods store.   DEC would like opinions on informational kiosks - small, … more

Aiden Branigan, 14, harvested this 7-point buck on Oct. 8, in Sidney Center. more

In between the frigid days there are sure signs of spring and with that, the Friends of Bramley Mountain Fire Tower’s (FOBMFT) thoughts are set on June, when the tower on Bramley Mountain will … more