Category: outdoor-activities

Staff Report / April 18, 2026 A well-known Finger Lakes animal refuge is welcoming visitors back as it opens its 2026 tour season, giving the

Exploring the Western NY Wilds By Bob Confer In the Twin Tiers (Western New York’s Southern Tier and Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier), springtime has its own

Go Finger Lakes / March 25, 2026 Dear Finger Lakers – It’s early spring, a time of highly variable weather conditions that make outdoor adventures quite

Found almost anywhere in North America, this inedible mushroom was used to treat wounds by natural healers Exploring the Western NY Wilds By Bob Confer,

Staff Report / March 15, 2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold its annual rainbow trout run sampling event at Naples

The unique Mourning Cloak survives winter in a torpor Exploring the Western NY Wilds By Bob Confer, Follow Exploring on Facebook When you go out

Scenes and winter songbirds from Steuben County From Janie Ferguson on the Canisteo River, It is currently 8*, and cloudy at 9:00 am here in

This member of the mint family benefits both insects and humans Exploring the Western NY Wilds By Bob Confer As we come out of this

Exploring the Western NY Wilds: One of the most interesting reptiles in WNY is worth watching out for By Bob Confer A recent viral trend

Staff Report / January 22, 2026 Guide Helps Locals and Visitors Make the Most of an Unpredictable Finger Lakes Winter Finger Lakes Region, NY —

Nearly all “greenheads” in North America now have domestic genetics due to “private game farms” Exploring the Western NY Wilds, By Bob Confer If you

Finger Lakes Land Trust / January 13. 2026 Dear Friends of the Finger Lakes, thank you for another extraordinary year in land and water conservation.