In conjunction with the Willsboro 250th anniversary, there will be a summer sculpture show August 7 through September 4. The exhibit will be a juried show with awards of $100 for best in show and $50 for best student work. All artists are welcome to enter. The art will be … [Read more...] about Call for Entries for Summer Sculpture Show
Archives for June 2015
Full and By Farm: Dogged By Heavy Rains
We continue to be dogged by heavy rains here—delaying our seeding, transplanting, weed control and now hay making. We spent a lot of time at the end of last week scrutinizing the weather report on the computer and staring up at the sky to see what was really going to come down. … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Dogged By Heavy Rains
Unofficial Meeting Minutes of Town Board Meeting June 11, 2015
Town of Essex NY. Regular Monthly Meeting of June 11, 2015 Unofficial Meeting Minutes Supervisor: Edward Gardner Town Councilmen: Claire LaPine James LaForest Bryan Garvey Mark Wrisley Deputy Town Clerk: Patricia Gardner Supervisor Gardner opened the … [Read more...] about Unofficial Meeting Minutes of Town Board Meeting June 11, 2015
Naturalists Searching Champlain Valley for Rare Species
2015 ATBI BioBlitz in Westport, Essex, and Willsboro Area naturalists and their friends are converging in Willsboro and Essex on June 13th for the 2015 BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is a rapid inventory of organisms—common or rare, large or small, in a defined area. The Adirondack … [Read more...] about Naturalists Searching Champlain Valley for Rare Species
Essex Farm: Reminder from Nature
"We were wishing for rain this week. An inch would have been perfect. The three we got were a reminder that nature doesn’t take orders from us humans. Fine, fine. On a highly diversified farm, something, somewhere is always happy, no matter the weather. The pasture, the hay … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Reminder from Nature