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Wood sculptor Todd Lantz solicited Lumberland’s participation in Upper Delaware Scenic Byway’s (UDSB) pollinator gardens program to improve the habitat for pollinators, particularly the monarch butterfly. UDSB is offering small grants to offset the cost of plants as well as one of his award-winning sculptures (pictured here at the eagle observation site in Minisink Ford) to provide continuity for the program. The program is offered to communities who are willing to help pay and sustain it. The town board agreed that the site of the town’s existing welcome sign at the county-line intersection of County Road 31 and State Route 97 would be appropriate.
GLEN SPEY, NY — Back in November of last year, the Lumberland Town Board scheduled a December 13 public hearing on a code enforcement order for an uncollected rubbish removal citation at the Bodnaruik/Henry property on West Indian Trail in Mohican Lake.
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HONESDALE, PA — “Canaltown, in the general sense, is a project we have here in Honesdale… involved in connecting people to the local landscape,” says... Continue Reading
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The Farm Bill is up for renewal once again, as it is every five years, and once again that means it’s time for another fight over food stamps, or more formally the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Last time around, the bill stalled for two years over a... Continue Reading
Outdoors
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Tick populations are soaring throughout the Upper Delaware River region, and ticks that were once uncommon, such as the lone star tick depicted here, are increasing in number. According to the PA Department of Health, Pennsylvania has led the nation in confirmed cases of Lyme disease for three straight years. The black-legged deer tick is the species most likely to transmit Lyme disease and has been found in each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Visit https://bit.ly/2HtmxTJ to learn more. Download the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society’s helpful informational brochure on ticks at https://bit.ly/2HC3nIL. The PA Lyme Resource Network offers additional information at www.palyme.org.
Although I’d prefer not to be the bearer of bad news, there’s no avoiding the fact that it’s tick time in the Upper Delaware River region. My dogs... Continue Reading
Community Living
Photo credit Sachiko Asano - Nathaniel Whitmore teaches about plants at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
Introduction to shinrin-yoku
A Japanese ancestry
The term 森林浴 “shinrin-yoku,” forest bathing, was coined by Tomohide Akiyama, the then director general of the Japanese Forestry... Continue Reading
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Appeal denied. Sullivan West’s Josephine Martinez was called out at home despite an emotional appeal to the home-plate ump.
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Friday the 13th of April wasn’t a lucky day for the Lady Bulldogs of Sullivan West.
With fringes of snow lingering in some shady spots at Lauren Hughson Athletic Field, the visitors edged the Lady Bulldogs 7-4 in the early season non-league home-stand contest against the Lady... Continue Reading