Yogi and the fat lady: Trout season’s last day
Unlike opening day, there are no more tomorrows, no more redoes nor reruns, no more second chances; it’s now or never
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This park near the Hudson is a great place to spot bald eagles
The 270-acre park is a rich estuarine habitat, particularly for birds. It’s a great place to spot bald eagles, and home to thriving populations of red-winged blackbirds, mallard and black ducks, herons and kingfishers.
Saugerties conversation series asks big questions
The Saugerties Reformed Church is hosting a series of talks intended for “Nones and Dones,” those without a religious affiliation or those who are simply “done;” who used to have an affiliation but no longer do because of doubts or negative experiences.
Ice storm lecture this Friday at Millbrook’s Cary Institute
Research suggests that ice storms are on the rise in the Northeast due to climate change. Destructive and unpredictable, these storms affect forest ecosystems, altering everything from the composition of trees to water quality. Despite their role in sculpting forests, scientific understanding of ice storms has been limited, because researchers can’t predict when and where they will next occur.
Fall is when we natives get our Valley back again
These late warm days are heavy with the perfume of goldenrod and sweet grass. Soon enough there will be wood smoke in the morning air. The lines are gone from the supermarket and the deli. Without the crowds, I get to see my neighbors there.
Electioneering as fall sport
I am, I believe, the only presidential candidate with palindromic slogans. For example: “Toll a ballot!” – “We’d limit NASA’s anti-mildew.” “e.g. Never revenge!” – “National plan: O, I tan!” – “Selah. We revere whales.”
Teaching has its complications this time of year
Creating an environment in which students can achieve self knowledge is an art. Good teachers are mentors, magicians who want to transform students’ lives. Maybe someday they will be recognized as such.
What it’s like to drive a school bus
Keeping my cool doesn’t always come easy. Driving a 15-ton vehicle while keeping watch over 40 teenagers using nothing but an overhead mirror could be a challenge on one of those weird Japanese game shows.
Fall as spectator sport
How do SUNY New Paltz students feel about autumn in the Hudson Valley?
Cooking with the harvest
Go with the flow, just hold those ‘pumpkin spices’