To me, the best parts of nature are the things that change, the parts that keep you on your toes and create a spark of anticipation inside of you. When will I see the first green leaves of spring or hear the first cicadas of the summer? When will the first leaves start turning red, or the ...

As winter winds down and the snow melts away, the green world stirs. Birds and other wild creatures start to venture out, drowsy from their cozy burrows and long sleeps. We also start to see that most dependable of signatures of spring – the drift of trash left behind by melting snow. ...

If I wrap my arms tightly around a tree, and press my ear to its trunk on a sunny, March afternoon, I think I should be able to hear its pulse; the pushing of sap from roots to crown, the seasonal resurgence of energy from earth toward sky. I can’t, of course, but it would be one of my ...

Last fall, the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy undertook a computer analysis of lands comprising the Chautauqua Lake watershed using eleven ecological and water quality criteria to identify and prioritize landscapes for future conservation. Conserving and restoring as much of our natural ...

This brief period of warm rainy days paired with cold nights is providing us with an extra challenge to our usual routine in the form of ice. It’s something we have to navigate just about every winter. Sometimes you can tell that you are going to be ice skating across the parking lot, and ...

Bare root planting is the easiest and most cost-effective way to plant trees and shrubs. Bare root you say? What in the world does that mean? Back in the day when plastic containers were not a thing, this was the way that trees were harvested, planted or transplanted throughout the United ...