Exploring the Niagara Frontier

Red-bellied woodpeckers have made their way to the Niagara Frontier in the last 50 years. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Division of…

Getting the family outdoors in late-winter can sometimes be a daunting task. If they aren’t into downhill skiing or ice…

A good chunk of my nature library is made up of books I accumulated as a kid. For the most…

You might be thinking to yourself “here it is, the dead of winter, and Confer’s writing about snakes?” I am,…

Chances are, that if you live in rural Western New York you’re a backyard astronomer of sorts. You might find…

Trying to figure out what to get an outdoors enthusiast for Christmas can be a daunting task, especially if the…

If I was asked to make a short list of my favorite birds the red-breasted nuthatch would be on it.…

Late-season flowers are derisively considered “weeds” by many people, which downplays their beauty. One such plant that shouldn’t be overlooked…

Western New Yorkers are blessed with an incredible number of public assets — from town parks to state forests –…

Many readers of this column hail from the lake plains (where the terrain can be flatter than a pancake) or…