CCE offering snowmobile safety certification
Almost any northern New Yorker will tell you that cold weather is no reason to stay indoors, that outdoor recreation is here to be had year round and that one of the most exciting ways to enjoy winter recreation is on the thousands of miles of interconnected snowmobile trails found in northern New York. Snowmobiling provides great opportunities for family recreation during the winter months. It’s a healthy form of recreational activity that combines sightseeing with adventure and is an awesome experience for people of all ages. Snowmobiling continues to be one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. According to the international Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA), there are now more than 10 million active North American snowmobilers. Four out of five consider snowmobiling to be a first-rate family sport. Almost all snowsledders experience the beauty and the freedom of the open trail on public-access snowmobile trail systems, like the ones found here in northern New
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Although taking plants from the wild and bringing them indoors would seem to defy all things natural, evidence of wild plants being successfully cultivated indoors can be found in writings dating back to ancient Egypt.
Many modern-day ga
Giant pumpkins — more than just a fad
It’s a competitive sport. Traditional. It requires hard work, determination, discipline, attentiveness, patience and the ability to anticipate. It’s grown in appreciation, not just in this country, but internationally. Fall is the time of final defea
» Full StoryMaple confections workshop offered
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Franklin County will be offering a Maple Confections and Value Added Maple Products workshop in the Kitchen Conference Room at the Franklin County Courthouse in Malone. The workshop, which is of
» Full StoryBurn wood safely and efficiently
Here it is, mid-September. The kids are back to school, leaves are changing color, the sun is setting earlier and rising later, pumpkins are in the field, spiders are everywhere and there’s a distinct nip to the late evening air. In fact, occasional
» Full StoryBiomass: Sustainable energy for the future
Imagine, if you will, that our next big energy resource find is the single most important energy find ever, and that it’s not in the oil fields of the Middle East, the former Soviet Union or Venezuela; that instead, it is discovered right here in the
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