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Former USDA official to speak at Farm Bill Forum April 29
Sioux Falls - South Dakota's conservation and agricultural leaders will gather on April 29 to discuss the need to tie federal farm payments to conservation practices that protect the state's water, soils and wildlife habitat. Keynote speaker for the...Tags: Science and Technology, Ducks Unlimited, South Dakota State University, Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Groups steer direction of Bolsa Chica
The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is a refuge to many. It's where the endangered western snowy plover and the California least tern come to breed, where visitors snap photos of the fauna and flora, and on occasion, where even a few dolphins glide in...
Tags: Earth Day, Justice System, Mountains, Crime, Law and Justice, Landforms
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Iraqi immigrant wins Goldman Environmental Prize
During his 30-year reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein repeatedly plunged the country into war, even transforming an ancestral marshland some say is the "historical" Garden of Eden into a battleground. To punish political enemies, Hussein built canals with...
Tags: Everglades, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics
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Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland
Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...
Tags: Everglades, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics
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Discovering Historic Plymouth
The Hartford CourantThe plan was a good one. I would drive out to Plymouth and hike a place called Peat Swamp Woods and explore the ruins of an old carriage factory. Then I discovered Plymouth's historic Main Street, so I took a few detours into the past before heading into...Tags: Manchester, War of 1812, Terryville, French and Indian War
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Outdoor Forum columnist receives national DU award
Ducks Unlimited recently announced the winners of the 2013 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards during its 78th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Arlington, Va. This year's recipient in the Communications category was...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Ducks Unlimited, Agriculture, Debbie Stabenow, Human Interest
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Strange, smelly sign of spring
Antsy for spring? Stop impatiently tapping your hiking boots. The first wildflowers of spring are out. Behold the skunk cabbage. It is one of the earliest and oddest. "It's not very attractive as far as flowers go," said Brian Winters, associate...
Tags: Cook County Forest Preserve, Cabbage, Science and Technology, Stranger Than Fiction, Northbrook
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Early albums by Swamp Dogg, the Portsmouth-born soul cult hero, reissued on CD and vinyl
Jerry Williams, better known to record collectors and soul obsessives as Swamp Dogg, remains a shadowy figure even to many in his hometown of Portsmouth. A ray of light is being beamed at his legacy, though, courtesy of Alive Naturalsound Records. The...
Tags: Frank Zappa
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Snakes outsmart hunters
So, Florida had a big snake hunt. It was kind of like a slithering pigeon shoot. You see, a while ago, there were those folks who decided that it would be fun to own Burmese pythons. They bought them illegally, and when they realized that their cats...Tags: Everglades, Key Largo, Ecosystems, Wildlife, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Dolphins visit the wetlands
The two dolphins that found their way into the Bolsa Chica Wetlands on Friday had plenty of water and the option to leave any time, according to Pacific Marine Mammal Center spokeswoman Melissa Sciacca. "They were sort of choosing to be in that wetlands...
Tags: Zoology
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Aberdeen Airport Board agenda
The Aberdeen Airport Board will meet in regular session beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the airport conference room. Agenda items include: • Old business — discussion about planter. • Recommendation to pay Helms and Associates...
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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|Column| Hartford Courant
Apr 11, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 30, 2013
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