Turtles Crossing News Today

In the Hudson Valley and upstate New York, turtles migrate from May to October to lay eggs, forage and breed. The journey is perilous, but locals can help.

May 13, 2021 In May and June, Motorists Should be on the Lookout for Turtles Crossing the Road to Nest New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded New Yorkers that turtles are on the move in the months of May and June, and asked drivers to “give turtles a brake.” In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas. Increasing public awareness of turtles’ nesting behavior ...

The Miramichi River and the neglected, decaying camps along its overgrown grassy banks are an example of landscape architecture, of how we have used the land, writes Anny Scoones. LESFRECK via Wikipedia After Dad died a while back in Saint John, NB, I drove his new colossal, rather lumbering (albeit smooth) Japanese car across Canada back to Medana Street in James Bay where I live. He had traded a large oil painting for that car, something he always did, being an artist, trading art for basi...