
Mike Raykovicz: A lesson in wildflowers this spring
I love being in the woods at any time of year, but spring and fall are my top picks. Who isn’t awed by the impressive display of color painted from nature’s palate in October? In

I love being in the woods at any time of year, but spring and fall are my top picks. Who isn’t awed by the impressive display of color painted from nature’s palate in October? In

The muskie is known in angling lore as the “fish of 10,000 casts.” Almost always tough to catch, a muskie is usually more willing to follow a lure to boatside than strike it, leaving those

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the start of an angler creel survey of the Mohawk River and adjoining Erie (Barge) Canal from Rome to Waterford.
The program began May

I’ve had many encounters with bears over the years. Some have been close-contact meetings where you connect with a bruin on a trail or a shoreline. Most have fortunately been more distant sightings while kayaking

It’s heading toward its 100th birthday in 2026, so it’s no surprise that Brooklyn’s Canarsie Pier has a storied history, from its construction nearly a century ago by the New York City Department of Docks
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the May 17, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

New York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the May 17, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Well-known outdoor writer and author J. Michael Kelly, 75, of Marcellus, N.Y., passed away on April 24 after dealing with a long illness.
Kelly is known throughout central New York and beyond as he

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Office of General Services remind New Yorkers they can help protect migrating birds as they navigate night skies by participating in the ‘Lights Out’ initiative.
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