05.08.2018 News A word from the wise . . . Farewell Mike Scheibel Deer & Tick Committee members paid tribute to their leader, Mike Scheibel, who chaired his final meeting on May 2. He is among those who established the committee 13...
04.09.2018 News Special deer hunt deemed success, committee wants to increase its funding The Deer & Tick Committee has declared the pilot Nuisance Wildlife Control Officers (NWCO) program a success and it’s expected to be expanded in 2019. The program uses specially...
03.09.2018 News Deer & Tick Committee: No expansion of deer hunt this year For the second month in a row, members of the Deer & Tick Committee tried to answer a question: Should Animal Control Officer Beau Payne spend part of his...
02.13.2018 News Deer & Tick Committee debates plans for aggressive culling Deer & Tick Committee Chairman Mike Scheibel will retire from his position as natural resources manager at Mashomack Preserve effective May 4, coinciding with his resignation from the committee....
01.09.2018 Lifestyle Birders flock to continue a 114-year-old tradition In 1904, Roy Latham, a farmer and amateur naturalist, counted the birds he could see on his property in Orient from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a 16-degree...