Jun 15, 2012 — John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back-country conditions.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Jun 11, 2012 — Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy shares her love of "anchor" perennials: flowers like peonies, baptesia (false indigo), hostas and others that are pretty big, and fairly permanent. Many have foliage that's beautiful all season long.

Planting the right flower in the right place can give a garden extra appeal, and give a gardener a reliable performer year after year.  Go to full article

Long Lake, NY, Jun 08, 2012 — John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back-country conditions.  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Jun 07, 2012 — Spring cleanup is a major feature of life in the North Country. After even a light winter like the one we just had, there's a lot of grit, leaves and mud to contend with. For Bruce Reynolds, it's a day's work: Reynolds cleans up trash, dead animals, and beaver dams for the state Department of Transportation.

Nora Flaherty caught up with Reynolds by the side of the road near Canton last spring, and he's today's "Heard Up North."  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Jun 06, 2012 — North Country congressman Bill Owens says he's supporting the International Joint Commission's new water levels plan for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.

The plan, known as BV7, would replace one that's been in effect for 60 years. The old plan strictly regulated water levels; the new one will allow them to fluctuate more naturally.  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Jun 06, 2012 — Yesterday evening Venus made its last journey across the face of the sun, as seen from Earth, until the year 2117. People of all ages covered the southeast corner of the St. Lawrence University practice fields to get their look at earth's closest neighboring planet, peering through one of the big telescopes or a pair of safe solar glasses.

Tasha Haverty joined the crowd, and talked to physics professor Jeff Miller, as well as Lillian LePage and her son Wally, Chip Jenkins and Tucker Catanzaro for today's Heard Up North.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Jun 04, 2012 — Just as the flowers and vegetables really start to take off, here come the pests! Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy tells Martha Foley what insects are in season, including lily leaf beetles, rose chafers, leek moths and more.  Go to full article

Long Lake, NY, Jun 01, 2012 — John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back-country conditions.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, May 31, 2012 — Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to revive the iconic "I Love New York" tourism promotion campaign with some new ads. The governor says the state not been aggressive enough in its promotions in recent years. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, May 28, 2012 — Overcrowding can be a real problem for plants, from the row of young lettuce or carrots, to the patch of well-established perennials. And right now is a good time to take stock and do some strategic thinning-out.

Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy shares tips with Martha Foley, including plants, like day lilies and bearded iris, that are OK to divide and move now.  Go to full article