Winter trails cell phone tour coming soon, with snow!
Keep an eye on our website and social media for more information and breaking news about our upgraded interactive, self-guided cell phone tour on the Snowmobile Clubs of Chautauqua County’s trails with 25 stops on 450+ miles of trails. Development of this tour was made possible in part through support from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. You can always learn more about it here on this page. Details will follow in the coming days as snow is coming to Chautauqua County later this week…
Read MorePennsylvania Elk
Typically when most people think of North American Elk (Cervus elaphus), they picture them scattered across a beautiful mountainous landscape in the Rockies or dotting a grassland prairie in the Midwest. What many fail to think of however, is elk in their own backyard or wooded property right here in the eastern United States; many except those in “elk country” Pennsylvania. Historically, Pennsylvania was like most states having a healthy elk population with copious amounts of prime habitat capable of sustaining the largest member of the deer family. However, upon the arrival of...
Read MoreBoutwell Hill State Forest
While August is the last full month of summer, it’s not too late to go out and enjoy a walk through the local state forests, such as Boutwell Hill State Forest pictured here and a RTPI Natural History Atlas site. Many late summer flowers can be seen in bloom as well as a variety of birds flitting through the trees. So get out while the weather is warm, pick a trail and take a hike!
Read More“Fight a Bite!”
Below is the Chautauqua County “Fight A Bite!” brochure created by the Chautauqua County Department of Health & Human Services Environmental Health Division to educate the local public about reducing our risks of mosquito or tick bites that can lead to serious illness. You can also open the full-size PDF version by clicking here and save it if you like. The brochure provides information on ticks and mosquitoes, repellents and how to use them, tick removal techniques and general safety information. I recommend reading over it if you live anywhere in the Northeast as it...
Read MoreSnowmobiling and environmentalists
Considering I took my first trip down the snowmobile trails of Chautauqua County while at the controls of a snowmobile this weekend I thought it was time to talk about the issue of snowmobiling and the environmentalists who oppose it in general terms. This has cropped up less than I thought it would after we launched the “Nature at Your Fingertips” winter trails cell phone tour at the beginning of the 2013-2014 snowmobile season. Anyone on the trails – hiking, running, skiing, or so forth – can use and enjoy our mobile tour for free. However, the focus is engaging...
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