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Have a nomination for the annual "Heroes of Conservation" feature? Send it to [email protected] by Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Here's what I'm working on this week and beyond:

- Snowy owls at Hancock International Airport -- and elsewhere around Central New York. These unique migrating birds call the Arctic tundra home. Seen a snowy owl lately? Send your comments and pictures to [email protected].

- Unique research project on Lake Ontario involving DEC, Nature Conservancy, U.S. Geological Survey and Cornell University involving studying the only place on the lake where cisco (lake herring) spawn at this time of year. Hint: it's a shoal in Chaumont Bay.

- Peterboro woman fined for keeping a deer (actually a fawn) as a pet. An interesting and unique tale.

- A Syracuse doctor who has a collection of wild and domestic animal skulls that numbers more than 200 -- and he want to sell off one piece from his collection before Christmas. (It's a mountain lion skull).

- An update on CNY skiing scene. Will the local slopes be open again this weekend?

- A photo slideshow for syracuse.com of big bucks taken by hunters during the Southern Zone deer hunting season so far. (The regular season ends this Sunday).

- A SUNY ESF project involving river otters.

- Extreme winter adventures/endeavors. Have any you'd like me to look into? Send me a note at [email protected]. (I've already thought of ice climbing, heli-skiing and extreme winter camping)

- Rifle country.. seems like Onondaga County is pretty much an island in a sea of counties that allow rifle hunting for deer..and that an effect was made this past year to have Onondaga County join the group. An update on this..

- Visiting the Cornell Vet School Emergency Room, where all sorts of exotic and interesting animals are seen and given medical treatment.

- The Cornell University department that handles all the polls and surveys for the DEC -- and it's been doing it for decades.

- A Q&A with Stephen Wowelko, the departing president of the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.

- A Q&A with the head of the Finger Lakes Land Trust about the two properties secured this year and what's ahead for 2014.

- Winter hikes. The DEC is promoting the idea of taking a hike this New Year's Day. I'm assembling a list of 15-20 great places to take a winter hike. I could use a little help coming up with the list to publish the Sunday before. Send your ideas to me at [email protected].

Finally.. I'm continuing to solicit nominations for the annual "Heroes of Conservation" feature I write every year. Get those nominations in soon!

ANYTHING ELSE READERS OF THIS REPORT WOULD LIKE TO SEE ME WRITE ABOUT?

The effectiveness of this report is two-fold. First, it lets readers know what's coming up story-wise. It also allows readers a chance to affect coverage and provide sources for upcoming stories. Bottom line: Keep in touch and give input. You could make a difference as to what appears week to week on the outdoors page! Email me at [email protected] or call 470-6066.

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