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General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats
High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. They descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday.“The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the climbing expedition. “It seems to be a very healthy tree that’s able to fend off any beetle attack.”It was the first time that climbers had scaled the iconic 275-foot (85-meter) sequoia tree, which draws tourists from around the world to Sequoia National...
Jamestown artist honors Native traditions
Located at 20 West Third Street in Jamestown, the arts and culture center KayCo can be found on the second floor of a building that dates to the early 20th century. It's the professional home of Kaycee Colburn, a young artist who is very much connected to history, though it's a history that dates well before the 1900's. For that matter, well before there was a place called Jamestown.
NY weather: Thunderstorms with penny-sized hail and damaging winds in Chautauqua County Saturday
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:21 p.m. valid until 2 p.m. for Chautauqua County. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) are expected. "At 1:21 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Lottsville, or 13 miles...
A few more thunderstorms Wednesday night
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Another isolated thunderstorm chance and lows around 60 for Wednesday night. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of our area until 8 p.m. Wednesday night was canceled. Several storm damage reports coming in from the severe storms earlier Wednesday, including several trees down in Fredonia, Lakewood,...
Jamestown man accused of violating court order, striking police officer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 39-year-old Jamestown man allegedly violated a court order of protection by threatening to kill an unnamed victim on Sunday, the Jamestown Police Department said. At 12:59 p.m., officers responded to an east side residence for an unwanted male complaint. Officials said Brandon Jimerson smashed out the victim’s window to his […]
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