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Columnist Last month, I shared some ideas for walking with your dog in the lower-elevation areas of our region. Now that we’ve begun experiencing some of the sweltering days that summer can bring, let’s take a look at options for hikes in cooler, higher destinations. Pioneer Trail If you want to hike with your dog into the county’s more remote mountain region, you couldn’t ask for anything better than the Pioneer Trail. Beginning at the Harmony Ridge Market on Highway 20 across from the...

New Hampshire conservation camp wont open this summer May 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BERLIN, N.H. (AP) — A nonprofit camp dedicated to helping youth appreciate New Hampshires natural resources has cancelled its summer season. Barry Conservation Camp in Berlin is operated by the state Fish and Game Department and 4-H through the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. But it will remain closed this summer because there arent enough workers to safely and efficiently operate the fa...

CONCORD — The 2021 summer season at Barry Conservation Camp has been cancelled. New Hampshire 4-H, which operates the camp through the University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Cooperative Extension, has

By KIRK WINDUS, COMMUNICATIONS AND FUND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER April 5, 2021 at 5:03 PM Gail Olson is pictured, in 2017, at the Olean Mercy Flight hangar. Gail Olson is pictured, in 2017, at the Olean Mercy Flight hangar. Credits: photos provided by CRCF By KIRK WINDUS, COMMUNICATIONS AND FUND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER April 5, 2021 at 5:03 PM Nine area nonprofits recently received grant support from four charitable funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation established by donors to make ...

Posted On March 17, 2021 Applications for 2021 Youth Conservation Camp are being accepted for current ninth through 12th graders. This year, many conservation agencies have worked together to make the camp virtual. Attending students will learn about aquatics, forestry, soils and wildlife. Campers will attend live presentations in the morning and have exploration assignments in the afternoons. It is a five-day camp, July 12-16. Once accepted, campers will be responsible to pay the $25 registrat...

A family-run safari business in Kenya has launched five new experiences Guests at Cottar’s Safaris in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve can now help rehabilitate vultures, collar lions and shadow a tribal hunter-gatherer If you’ve already spotted the ‘big five’ – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, African elephant and Cape buffalo – or want something more from a safari, Cottar’s Safaris has stepped up its game. Established in 1919 in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, Cottar’s Safaris is now run b...

I bet it doesnt take much arm-twisting to get folks to start thinking about summertime activities after we come out of a winter storm, even IF we came WAY out into the 60s. So lets talk about summer. What are your plans? You thinking about what youre going to line up for your kids once schools out? There will be a lot of camping opportunities--and they will, no doubt, be a ton of fun--but how many of them will offer your kids a fun and exciting way to learn about conservation? The camp runs Mon...

Feeding the front line, whooping cranes, stadium crowds: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Vaccines against COVID-19 will soon be available at more than 70 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across Alabama, the company and the state announced. The retailer said people who meet the state’s eligibility requirements can begin signing up for appointments, and the immunizations begin Friday. Part of the program’s ai...

Three events for West Virginia youth have been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.