National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program helps communities get linked
Let’s say that your community group would like to conserve a piece of local land. A hiking trail has been
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2016 has plenty of astronomical treats in store
It’s a New Year in the sky, so let’s preview it. But first, step outdoors just after everyone has stopped
The global warming hiatus: It’s critical — but is it real?
Billions of dollars, countless Prozac tablets, the fate of our planet – they all revolve around a simple issue: whether
Help out with the Christmas Bird Count
Citizen science is on the rise, perhaps no place more dramatically evident than in amateur birdwatching circles, where nonprofessionals conduct
See the year’s best meteors on Sunday night
The year’s very best night to watch the sky? It’s this Sunday, the 13th. You’ll see the finest meteor shower
Cary Institute predicts 2017 Lyme disease spike to follow 2015’s bumper acorn crop
Have you noticed more acorns underfoot this fall than usual? It’s not your imagination. According to Michael Fargione, manager of
Pachyderms in peril: Free screening of Warlords of Ivory in Millbrook
The more scientists study endangered elephants, the more we can appreciate their intelligence, their inventiveness, their capacity for play and
If you were born in the ’50s, you’re radioactive
One result of the many atom bomb tests of that period? If you were born in the ’50s, you have much more carbon 14 in your tooth enamel and elsewhere in your body than the rest of us. So even if you want to keep your age a secret, “they” could find out by testing you.
On the Hudson Valley cheese trail
Do you say “cheese, please”? Let’s be fromage friends. A slice on a sandwich, a cube on a toothpick, a
Finding the universe: Is your house Code Green?
I just got back from leading a tour in Chile, exploring the amazing southern skies. We annually go into the Andes