Most data is anecdotal, but researchers say climate change, development, light pollution and pesticides are threatening firefly populations.

Incorporating research about the life of trees, the author helped me to see how they draw sustenance from soil, air, light, water, insects, animals, and even microscopic fungi.

PITTSTOWN — A sweeping swath of Pittstown’s countryside will someday be open to the public. Hudson Taconic Lands, a land trust, has purchased around 100 acres of land surrounding Otter Creek in the ...