Friday, August 31, 2001

What is Science? - Special-E-Fects

"What is Science?" from the Friday, August 31, 2001 issue of the Special-E-Fects

Teachers Learn First Hand the Importance of Science at Area Nature Center.

On Monday morning, July 23rd and 24th, teachers from schools throughout the region learned first hand that science is something do, not something you read about from a book. An overgrown pasture at the Zaepfel Nature Preserve, just north of Napoli, NY, provided the setting. Field Ornithologist Rick White and Tom LeBlanc of the Pfeiffer Nature Center in Portville provided the expertise. the subject was a scientific study of birds that use this habitat for breeding as part of an ongoing, nationwide project called Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS.)

Thursday, August 30, 2001

Former Railroad Station Site in Little Valley has New Use - County Chronicle

"Former Railroad Station Site in Little Valley has New Use" from the Thursday, August 30, 2001 issue of the County Chronicle


LITTLE VALLEY – Site of the former train station at the end of Main Street in the Village of Little Valley has been a flurry of activity for the last few weeks. What was once a derelict parcel of land is being transformed into a combination trailhead and park thereby creating a new asset within its small village that is the Cattaraugus County seat.