Category: Nature – Environment

A new initiative called Every Kid in a Park will give fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and recreation areas for a full year

A new initiative called Every Kid in a Park will give fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and recreation areas for a full year. President Obama was in Chicago on Thursday to designate the Pullman District…

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‘Ice volcano’ forms at geyser in western New York state park

CASTILE, N.Y. — The arctic conditions have turned a geyser at a state park in western New York into a five-story-tall “ice volcano.” The geyser is in a pond near the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth State Park, which straddles…

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NY Attorney General Proposes Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics

A.G. Schneiderman Proposes Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics Bill Attracts Broad Support From Environmental Advocacy Community Microbead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs, Shampoos, And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In New York…

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Niagara Falls in the winter

Several views of the falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 16 February 2015. Nothing can really express the beauty of this natural phenomenon, except the falls themselves, but this video should give an idea.

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The Dover Oak

Post by The Pawling News.

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The Great Snow of 1717

During the height of winter when the snow’s piled high, and there’s not even the slightest encouraging sign that temperatures will rise anytime soon to usher in the splendors of spring, it’s depressing to think how much more will have…

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Over Zealous Beaver

Post by The Dover News.

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Eagles over Dover

An immature Bald Eagle (on the left) and a immature Golden Eagle soaring together high in the sky over Dover.

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR DEC 2015 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR DEC 2015 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM New This Year: Camps Run from Sunday to Friday The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting online applications for its 68th Annual Summer Camp Program, DEC…

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