The Peru Gazette

Peru is a very busy little community this time of year, especially for our farmers. This morning trucks traveled our highways filled with a bountiful apple and corn harvest.  At the same time, aerial seeding was taking place on the Dimock Farm. Bruce Dimock watched as Winter Rye seed was loaded onto a helicopter which […]

By John T. Ryan At the September 9th Town Board meeting Peru Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell told the Town Board that repairing the highway department’s garage roof would cost less than expected.  At the Monday, September 25th Board meeting Farrell reported that the town’s engineers think that it’s too late to start the project this […]

Adirondack Birds: The Noisy Blue Jay – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Amtrak brings sightseeing ‘Dome Car’ to North Country » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

‘More cops on the beat’ needed? – Times Union.

A Founding Moment of the Adirondack Park:The 1894 Constitutional Convention – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

A New Rail Trail? The Plattsburgh to Saranac Lake RR By Bike – The Adirondack Almanack 

Study: Wetlands Key to Revitalizing Acid Streams – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Northern New York – The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are asking growers to report any findings of leek moth, a pest that prefers onions, garlic, chives, shallots, leeks and other Allium crops. Cornell University and CCE researchers working with a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program grant to trap the […]

Monarch butterfly population plummets | News from North Country Public Radio.

By Jean & John Ryan Part One of Three Parts  Click here for photos. A short description is included with individual photos. After learning about others’ trips to our western national parks and viewing photos of that beautiful area since our childhood, we decided to participate in a bus trip to several national parks of […]

New PSU building to host fall classes » Local News » Press-Republican.

Are tile drains bad for Lake Champlain? | News from North Country Public Radio.

Amy Ivy: An August Garden Report – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

2012: A year of broken climate records | Grist.

Pool Owners Sought For Invasive Species Citizen Science – The Adirondack Almanack –

Chazy, NY – July 30, 2013 – Come learn about the research, education, and demonstration programs at Miner Institute at our Open House on Saturday, Aug. 10 from noon to 4 p.m.! The event offers a great opportunity for visitors to learn about the history of agriculture at the Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit and […]

The Adirondack Dump: We’ve Come A Long Way – The Adirondack Almanack 

Schumer seeks rail car rule change – Times Union.

Adirondack Fishing: How the Trout Got Its Spots – The Adirondack Almanack

In 2013, the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) is funding research to evaluate the agricultural benefits and environmental impacts of using tile drainage on farms. The use of tile drainage has been a critical best management practice on American farms since 1835. In the early 1900s, William H. Miner, for whom the agricultural […]

Commentary: ARTA Rail Trail, Economic No-Brainer – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

From the Office of State Senator Betty Little A proposed state constitutional amendment that would allow for a land exchange between New York State and NYCO Minerals, Inc. located in Essex County won second passage today in the Senate according to its sponsor, Senator Betty Little. The exchange would enable NYCO to continue its wollastonite mining […]

Watertown Daily Times | Caddisflies are missing from Ogdensburg, and no one really knows why.

From the office of Representative Bill Owens  Washington, DC – This week, Congressman Bill Owens introduced legislation, the “Spending Reduction Act” (H.R. 2250), in support of federal spending cuts outlined in a series of reports by the General Accountability Office (GAO).  Specifically, the Congressman’s legislation would require executive agencies to put into place the efficiencies identified by […]