1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (304+ words) On a cold winter day, it's easy to think of the landscape as frozen, silent, and asleep. Snow covers our fields and forests, trails crunch underfoot, and most signs of life seem to disappear. But just beneath that snowy surface…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (142+ words) Chautauqua Lake is one of the most important assets our region has. So far, these actions have not improved the water quality as fast as we would have hoped. Current lake management plans available through the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1045+ words) Snow. While it's still early in the winter, here in Chautauqua County we are already feeling the freeze. The world has been blanketed with white, and it seems like that blanket is here to stay. While the snow does cause…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (618+ words) LAKEWOOD " A proposed Chautauqua Lake Management plan is "dead in the water." After much discussion, and by a vote of 3-2, trustees voted Monday not to support a resolution concerning the five-year Chautauqua Lake Management plan that was proposed and developed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (494+ words) Though I don't completely understand it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It is the latest permutation in our high-tech world and has taken over the stock market, if not our lives themselves. In a way, AI sort of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (460+ words) FALCONER " The town of Ellicott has recently selected an elected official from the town to serve as a representative on the newly reconstructed Chautauqua Lake Watershed and Management Alliance board. Additionally, the board members unanimously gave support to the organization…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (399+ words) The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all the maples, oaks, and more…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (201+ words) A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties until 1 p.m. Monday. Forecasters say that lake effect snows are expected with total snow accumulations 4 to 7 inches in the most persistent lake snows across…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (761+ words) Chautauqua Lake was one of several key areas discussed at October's Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management partners meeting at SUNY Buffalo State. There are eight different PRISMs spread across the state that coordinate programs to monitor,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (741+ words) The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday announced that 21 counties moved from drought warning to drought watch due to several weeks of consistent rainfall and improving levels of streamflow and ground water. Counties moved to drought include Cattaraugus,…...