
New York’s Warren County Conservation Council honors Johnsburg’s Erika Patton
Johnsburg, N.Y. — Erika Patton, formerly of Johnsburg, is the Warren County Conservation Council’s first recipient of the Conservationist of the Year Award.

Johnsburg, N.Y. — Erika Patton, formerly of Johnsburg, is the Warren County Conservation Council’s first recipient of the Conservationist of the Year Award.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds anglers that fishing seasons for walleye, northern pike, tiger muskellunge and pickerel all close statewide on March 15.

It was exactly five years ago this month, early March, when my predecessor, Steve Piatt, was set to retire as editor of this publication and handed the reins over to me. In my mind, it

I worry about what the future holds for the outdoors and natural resources that are protected by hunters, fishermen and trappers year after year. As my generation gets older, will there be new blood infused

Some of the winter fish that have been hiding around should be reinvigorated and redistributed thanks to the rising and off-color flows here.

Western New York’s inland waters have thick ice coverings, giving good vibes for an extended ice fishing season.

When my wife, Paula, and I left the Adirondacks in the late summer of 2013, it was a painful move in more ways that one.
Loading up our rented U-haul for a trio of

This area is building up something like a 2-foot snowpack (much higher banks and drifts in spots) that will surely mean a high-water spring when it begins to melt.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold a virtual public information session on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. to inform New Yorkers about the new Delaware River Tailwaters Joint Trout
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