The Osprey triplets at our Loomis Goose Creek Preserve have more than doubled in size in just 2 weeks! Also remarkable is the difference...

Something seems a little different with the weather we’ve been having here in Western New York. This spring has been a lot wetter than...

My parents started vacationing with my brother and me on Chautauqua Lake when I was four years old. At age ten, I began piloting a small...

Our Loomis Osprey couple are again the proud parents of 3 chicks!!! We reported having seen 3 eggs on May 19th, which was the only day...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been admiring the lush, vibrant green that’s taken over our landscape thanks to this wet spring — all...

For the first time this spring, we saw eggs in the Osprey nest at our Loomis Goose Creek Preserve! We suspected that one or more eggs had...

Four words to inspire a change: Plant natives. Save nature.   Here in Chautauqua County, farming is in our roots – grapes, corn, beans –...

Spotted Lanternfly Nymphs (photo credit: WNY PRISM) Ever heard of the Spotted Lanternfly? How about the Red Swamp Crayfish? No, they're...

The invasive Spotted Lanternfly was reported in Chautauqua County on April 26th is Stow. This insect feeds on over 70 species of plants,...

In the cheerful town of Chatty Creek, everyone wanted the greenest lawn on the block. Families spent weekends mowing, watering, and...

Our intrepid crew of staffers Daniel Conklin, Bethany O'Hagan, and Twan Leenders did not mind going out in a downpour earlier this week...

Winter is fading away and spring is beginning to take hold. You’ll notice the first flowers poking out of the ground and trees starting...

Our resident Osprey pair – Femke and Hauke – have returned home from South America to nest once again at our Loomis Goose Creek Preserve...

Chautauqua Lake is one of the most popular inland fishing waters in New York State. A survey conducted for the NYS Department of...

Winter’s Hidden Secret: Your Yard is Preparing for Spring!   It’s that magical time of year when snowflakes dance from the sky, wrapping...

Our Geographical Location: The 42nd Parallel   Have you ever wondered why plants and animals thrive the way they do here in Chautauqua...

Quietly infiltrating the great expanse of forests throughout New York State, invasive pest species continue to wreak havoc on countless...

This Sentinel 2 satellite photo of Chautauqua Lake shows abundant algal growth in the southern basin and a much clearer northern basin....

Western New York is getting its fair share of snow right now. Six days into 2025, and Jamestown already has more snow than it had in the...

It’s that time of year when snow echoes its beautiful silence. Most people are watching this beautiful display of winter all cozy and...