When urban planner Tupper Thomas first walked into Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as its new administrator 30 years ago, she was stunned both by its beauty and its severe neglect, she says. The park’s reputation for crime back then made many people afraid to stroll through it, even in the daytime. “I thought, ‘This is so […]
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Penfield weighs options in sale of golf courses
The Dolomite Group’s plan to sell two Penfield golf courses caught town officials by surprise and has them scrambling to exert some control over the future of the properties. The Town Board will consider enacting a temporary moratorium on development of the land at an upcoming meeting. Dolomite put Shadow Lakes and Shadow Pines on […]
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Flight pattern
Local birders have long known about the birding hotspots near Lake Ontario — wisdom gained through long hours on the lens and guided by intuition. Now those assumptions are backed by hard science. A recent study conducted by the Nature Conservancy of Central and Western New York, Audubon New York, and the New York Natural […]
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Towns focus on farmland
In Chili, nearly as much land is devoted to agriculture as is used for housing. And Wheatland, Chili’s neighbor to the south, actually has more farmland than residential acreage. Elected officials in the two western Monroe County communities have teamed up and are in the early stages of developing a plan to preserve their farmland. […]
