HAMBURG Penn Dixie fossil site has big plans By Fred O. Williams NEWS STAFF REPORTER Updated: 10/07/08 6:35 AM The Penn Dixie fossil site, at a former shale quarry in Hamburg, revealed plans to build a spacious visitors center — providing that it can dig up the $1.8 million construction cost. “There’ll be no [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Scenic Overlook Plans Scrapped
October 8, 2008 – 9:01 am
TOWN OF HAMBURG Plans for scenic overlook are scrapped By Fred O. Williams NEWS STAFF REPORTER Updated: 10/08/08 7:03 AM The Town of Hamburg has dropped plans for a scenic overlook at the site of the former Foit’s Restaurant on Lake Shore Road. Instead, the Town Board is seeking to shift $250,000 in state [...]
Long-necked Seed Bug
October 7, 2008 – 9:37 pm
LONG-NECKED SEED BUG FAMILY: Rhyparochromidae | GENUS and SPECIES: Myodocha serripes The family Rhyparochromidae contains the only “true” seed bugs. The most well-known species in Rhyparochromidae is the Long-Necked Seed Bug, Myodocha serripes. This distinctive seed bug is very common in gardens, lawns, and agricultural habitats in Kentucky. It is about 3/8″ long. [...]
