Most Recent Articles from New York State Conservationist

• Whither it may flow.(Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area) 

  "So-this-is-a-River," said the Mole. "THE River," corrected the Rat. "And you really live by the river? What a jolly life!" "By it...

  10/01/09 by DuChene, Jenna · More from publication

• Happy 65th Birthday, Smokey Bear: most of us remember the slogan "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires." That famous saying has been Smokey Bear's mantra for nearly all of the 65 years the big bear in a ranger hat has been reminding us about the da 

  Smokey's beginnings date back to 1944, when illustrator Albert Staehle created the image of Smokey Bear pouring a bucket of water on a campfire...

  10/01/09 by Bidell, Ellen · More from publication

• A teacher's legacy: for 60 years, volunteers like Don Bronson have been sharing conservation messages and making hunters safer. 

  Aficionados of vintage American side-by-sides--the Foxes, Parkers, Lefevers--would look askance at this Sears and Roebuck Co. brand. It was,...

  10/01/09 by Schnell, Paul · More from publication

• Flotilla flagships.(Quadricentennial)(Henry Hudson's voyage) 

  To commemorate Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage up the river that now bears his name, a grand flotilla of ships sailed up the Hudson from Battery Park...

  10/01/09 by DuChene, Jenna · More from publication

• Archery in the schools.(BRIEFLY)(Brief article) 

  Archery is the new gym choice for many students in some schools across New York State. First begun in select New York schools in January 2008,...

  10/01/09 · More from publication

• Daredevil muskie.(BRIEFLY)(Brief article) 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A tagged muskellunge is believed to have survived a trip over Niagara Falls. The muskie, originally tagged and released...

  10/01/09 · More from publication

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