Finding the balance between preserving natural areas like wetlands and making way for urban development is a challenge for planners, conservationists, regulators, and residents alike. A District ...

Legislation to exempt inland lakes from the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act has been reintroduced in the state Senate. Sen.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has scheduled at least two upcoming webinars to explain the state’s new ...

Some may even hang out long enough to make a nest and lay some eggs. Southern Nevada, particularly Clark County Wetlands Park, is surprisingly seen as one of the country’s best bird-watching spots.

The County Council last week paused on acting on updating the rules for wetland buffers and critical areas in its development regulations to do more fact-finding first. Council members asked county ...

STOCKTON, N.Y. — Chautauqua County's five snowmobile clubs bundled up and hit the outdoors Saturday in Stockton. More than 200 snowmobilers gathered for an all-county, ride-in before an event ...

Night - Flurries with a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 19 mph (8 to 30.6 kph). The overnight low will be 11 °F (-11.7 °C). Flurries with a high of 11 °F (-11.7 °C) and a ...

“Through our efforts, all local, county and state representatives but one, the town of Chautauqua ... maps showing hundreds of existing homes and land parcels along the lake and many hundreds more ...

county and state representatives but one, the town of Chautauqua, opposed the regulations along with thousands who’ve submitted petitions and letters. Final regulations are out with maps showing ...

has granted a final one-month opportunity to the state wildlife authorities to file their reply and submit a detailed map of the Pong wetland’s notified wildlife sanctuary area and its ...

If you have regulated wetlands on your property, you may need to double-check with the new maps the next time you plan a project. Whether or not your property is on the official wetlands map or ...

The land contains 90% wetlands and provides a home for several ecosystems and animals. According to the LGLC, the land borders 2,500 feet of Lake George shoreline. The wetlands preserve water ...