Fire and ash
Conservation Conversations
Spring is here and the woodstoves will be going into the summer mode.
Scene in Plattsburgh - Style & Substance
Scene, Paris. A young American, studying abroad, finds himself in a hospital bed. Scene, Plattsburgh. The Prodigal Son returns home to heal and find his life’s work.
The little video that could...fix a road
Notes from the North Woods
This coming weekend, I’ll be heading back down to Newcomb to attend the final offering in the “Got Game” lecture series.
Clover food plots and frost seeding
Conservation Conversations
As an old soils guy, my mind always wanders back to crops and dirt. I am always watching and observing the ground when the snow melts.
Style and Substance: Helping aging parents
I find myself in a common situation. My parents are 88 and 89. They live on their own and are quite content; however, in the past six months I have noticed they are having difficulty with some day-to-day tasks.
Streamwalkers
Conservation Conversations
Farmers have been blamed for much of the nutrient loading going into Lake Champlain.
A warm heart for cold weather
Notes from the North Woods
In recent weeks, I’ve been seeing a lot of sign of animals on the move.
Farmers: True caretakers of the land
Conservation Conversations
My career with the Soil Conservation Service, now renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service, spanned 27-plus years and three counties; Washington, Clinton and Essex.
A day at the Adk Sportsmans Dinner
Notes from the North Woods
As has been my custom in recent years, I spent the third Saturday of March at the Adirondack Sportsmans Dinner in Schroon Lake.
Scene in Plattsburgh - Style & Substance
Sweet, spring themed windows draw the downtown Plattsburgh stroller in to DRESS CODE.
A Return to the South Slopes
Notes from the North Woods
Following last week’s spell of foul weather which threatened to wash away winter, it appears the season has rebounded.
Style and Substance: In the heat of the argument
My mate and I are vicious fighters when a problem arises
Scene in Plattsburgh - Style & Substance
Have you recently done a double take when driving past the “MADE BY ME GIFT SHOP” sign on Tom Miller Road?
Ancient anglers
Notes from the North Woods
The recent thaw has raised the expectations of many local anglers for another early ice out, as any of the region’s lakes and ponds were free and clear of ice for the opening day of trout season on April 1st.
Style and Substance: My son is nearing the age to begin dating
I can see that my son is getting to the stage where he will want to begin dating. Do you have some advice on how to set some guidelines to avoid some of the difficulties of this rite of passage?
