Winter is a time to fill hours. Long, dark nights and short, cold days tend to force people to spend more time inside. How you spend that time says a lot about a person. Some folks binge watch shows on TV, learning how to cook things they will never make or getting sucked into the lives of ...

In the second half of 2021, the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy continued to make improvements and enhancements on several of its nature preserves, expanding on the many opportunities for you to get outside and get in touch with nature! A new trail loop at the Dobbins Woods Preserve in ...

For each season of the year, there is an activity that embodies how that season makes me feel. Something small that happens naturally every year. In the spring, I open my window and take a deep breath, smelling that distinctive spring smell. In the summer, I walk into the refreshing shade of ...

Happy holidays to you! As I write this, nature is in that transition time when flowers and trees go to sleep for the winter, with leaves, seeds and nuts falling to the ground, and the latter waiting to emerge in the spring. CWC, like nature, is finishing one season of activity and now planting ...

Windowsill herb plants would seem a perfect antidote to winter’s visual and culinary blandness, except that such plants rarely do as well as billed. The ideal windowsill herb thrives despite dry air and relatively low light conditions to offer intense aroma and flavor. And it should be a ...

With the colder temperatures and snowfall arriving, it’s a good time to talk about salt deicers and frozen dog poo…two environmental issues that deserve some attention during wintertime here in western New York. Salt and bagged deicers do an amazing job of melting ice and preventing ...