In Big Cypress National Preserve, Fla., on Jan. 9, 2025, an alligator roams the swamp.
John Bateman, Wildlife Professor at Finger Lakes Community College, helps a spotted salamander cross a road Friday, March 28, 2025, in Honeoye, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
John Cerro looks over the Ranger Tower at Smith Point Beach in Shirley, N.Y. on July 27, 2024.
In Newport Beach, California, a beach comber looks for treasures in the sand on July 25, 2021.
A four alarm fire took place in a commercial building on Canal St. in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 18, 2024. The building's roof had collapsed, and a nearby apartment building was evacuated.
Vada Zoda walks across Bald Mountain in Old Forge, N.Y. on Nov. 12, 2022.
The Rainbow Falls in Watkins Glen, N.Y. on Aug. 16, 2025.
John Bateman hands a spotted salamander to Robert, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Mendon, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
Linda Pearson sits at Fort Niagara State Park in Youngstown, N.Y. on May 25, 2025.
Jeffrey Morrow, owner of The Book Corner in Niagara Falls, N.Y., stands amongst rows of books on Feb. 1, 2025.
Pemaquid Lighthouse in Pemaquid, Maine on Aug. 4, 2024.
Rochester Institute of Technology vs. Oneonta duals at Clark Gym in Rochester, N.Y. on Feb. 21, 2024.
Margot Fass poses for a portrait Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. Fass is the owner of A Frog House, a center for local amphibian advocacy. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)
On Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, voters place their "I Voted" stickers on woman suffragist Susan B. Anthony's headstone in Rochester, N.Y.
Man poses with his bird in Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary on July 10, 2022.
Timothy Dunn (left), Chloe Smith (middle), and a volunteer (right) dig up compost on the first volunteer night at 490 Farm, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Rochester, N.Y.
The annual Rochester Cyclocross race at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 22, 2024.
Hayden Anello poses in Youngstown, N.Y. on Jan. 11, 2022.
A young girl jumps on the trampoline at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, N.Y. on Sept. 1, 2024.
The Ranger Tower at Smithpoint Beach in Shirley, N.Y. on July 27, 2024.