The institute piece said neither Lone Star nor Longhorned ticks has been found in large numbers in the Hudson Valley, but that two of the institute's researchers "suspect that they will soon be ...

The Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies will conduct an expansive survey of the Hudson River using a $1.7 million grant from the Hudson River Foundation.

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