Snowy Owls, the largest owl in North America, are predominantly white owls that spend most of their lives in the open tundra and into the Arctic Circle. They occur all over the northern part of the earth, but during the winter, they migrate south irruptively to find food (mostly voles and lemmings). This is why—ifContinue reading “The Importance of Being Observant When You Are in the Right Place At the Right Time (or, Why You Should Live Near the Dryden Rail Trail)”
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Support for Dryden Rail Trail
Dryden Rail Trail Task Force members Bob Beck and Todd Bittner met with Tompkins County Parks and Trails Network partners on October 29, 2021. Bob and Todd received enthusiastic support for the progress that the Town of Dryden has made to date on the Dryden Rail Trail, including the recent opening of the trail sectionContinue reading “Support for Dryden Rail Trail”
Visit the Dryden Story Walk!
The Dryden Story Walk, in partnership with the Family Reading Partnership, is a series of panels along the Jim Schug section of the Dryden Rail Trail. Children can read a page from the book, then run along the trail to the next panel to read the next page. It can be viewed by accessing theContinue reading “Visit the Dryden Story Walk!”
Work on the trestles near Game Farm Road.
The Town of Dryden is excited to show more images of a section of nearly-completed trestle and trail renovations. These two ~150 year-old former Lehigh Valley (later Elmira, Cortland, and Northern) Railroad trestles, are each located between Game Farm and Stevenson Roads, at the westernmost side of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.TheContinue reading “Work on the trestles near Game Farm Road.”
Dryden Rail Trail 