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Many celebrated the relatively light winter we had, with less snow to shovel; however, we are seeing the effects of reduced rain and snow. Much of the Finger Lakes area,

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen The melting snow and warmer temperatures are a sign that winter is winding down. We are also starting to experience potholes springing up in our roads and parking lots. While we always seem to complain about the condition of the roads we travel, there was a time when roads in the U.S. were in worse condition than they are today. Those poor road conditions were due to improper construction, maintenance and drainage. According to the Cornell Local Roads Program, it was an association of bicycle riders called the League of American Wheelman who help...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen The 33,438 farms in New York state are a vital economic component of the state’s economy and are part of the 2 million farms in the United States. Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service completes a Census of Agriculture, with the most recent one conducted in 2017. Significant amounts of data are collected from participating farms and then intensively analyzed, with the findings made available down to the county level. The USDA recently released a typology report from the 2017 Ce...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen Japanese knotweed, also called Japanese bamboo, is a member of the buckwheat family of plants. Initially introduced as an ornamental plant from eastern Asia in the late 1800s, it was also briefly used for erosion control due to its extensive underground root structure. Once sold through seed and plant catalogues, it was soon recognized as a problem during the 1930s, when it started appearing where not planted. This invasive plant can grow up to 15 feet tall and has hollow stems similar to bamboo. As with most invasive plants, knotweed thrives in ...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen There seems to be some confusion about various terms related to weather, climate and warming. During conversations we will interchange these terms, and then it seems to really muddy the waters regarding what is happening to our environment. "Global warming" is a term that many shy away from using, but in reality it is used to tell us what is happening globally. In this case, the increase of the average temperature globally. While there may be locally or even regionally colder places, it is the global average that is meaningful. "Climate" refers t...