Syracuse.com - The Figura Challenge: DEC's 'Conservationist' magazine profiles two of the locations

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The magazine wrote about Beaver Lake Nature Center and Chittenango Falls.

I've been away for the past 1/2 weeks, camping with my family up in the Adirondacks.

While catching up on emails, my regular mail and magazines, I read the August edition of New York State Conservationist and discovered that two of the locations in The Figura Challenge -- Chittenango Falls and the Beaver Lake Nature Center -- were profiled in the publication.

Chittenango FallsChris Murray 

Concerning Chittenango Falls, an article by Chris Murray noted:

"Today's visitors can enjoy a variety of activities here, including fishing, hiking and picnicking. The picturesque falls and creek below are a photographers dream."

As for Beaver Lake Nature Center, the magazine noted that the center, located west of Baldwinsville, is among the prime locations across the state listed in the DEC's new book, "New York Wildlife Viewing Guide."

The article noted, "The rich mix of forest, wetland and meadow and open water at the nature center in central New York attracts more than 200 species of birds, an nurtures more than 800 varieties of plants. The landscape is dominated by a 200-acre Beaver Lake, a large, water-filled kettle hole created by a massive weight of a thawing glacier from the last ice age."

Check out my list. Do yourself and your family a favor. Mother Nature has been generous to this area and she does not disappoint.

Send your comments and photos to [email protected] so I can include them in my weekly updates. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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