Summer’s here. And people are getting back to traveling. However, in recent weeks, tens of thousands of travelers have found themselves stranded at airports due to flight delays and cancellations. And for almost everyone else, rising gas prices and travel costs in general, have become a major ...

Squirrels are a common sight throughout the North Country. They live in wooded areas and forests, but are most often seen in yards and parks. They’re easily able to survive even the hardest of winters and are very well-adapted to living among people. In fact, gray squirrels frequently occur ...

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is the only hummingbird species commonly seen in northern New York. Like all hummingbirds, they belong to the avian family Trochilidae. They’re our region’s smallest breeding bird, only growing to about 3 inches long, with a wingspan ...

This is a wonderful time of year for most people. Days are warmer. Evenings are longer. And the trees and flowers are growing again. But for those who suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis, more commonly known as hay fever and sometimes simply called allergies, this time of year can be ...

Did you know that New York is one of the nation’s leading agricultural states? Or that New York state agriculture generates well over $5 billion in revenue annually? Or that, according to the latest data available, when you figure in all sectors of agriculture, including processing and ...

April 26 is National Help a Horse Day, an initiative launched in 2013 by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to create and raise awareness of ways to take better care of these often-beloved animals and to promote protection of neglected and abused horses across the ...