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Year's heavy rain a boon for highly endangered gopher frogs that breed only in Miss. ponds
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Pick up a Mississippi gopher frog and it covers its eyes with its forefeet, like someone afraid to see what's coming next. And for at least a decade, it's had a good reason not to look. This year, for a change, nature gave a bit of a...Tags: Forests, Nature, Natural Resources, Conservation, Biology
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National forest joins war on weeds in Wisconsin
Maybe they should be called the weed busters. Officials say the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is now a major partner in four invasive species cooperatives to better control weeds on both private and government lands. One of the goals is to...Tags: Nature, Invasive Species
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Brazil: Charges filed over Amazon
Brazil is filing criminal charges against 81 people accused of being the biggest destroyers of the Amazon rain forest. Environment Minister Carlos Minc said those convicted will be ordered to replant deforested areas and pay a collective $99 million in...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Trials, Prosecution
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We think: Keller, Mica and Brown-Waite are best picks in Districts 8, 7 and 5
No member of Congress deserves a pass when he or she is facing re-election. But all the advantages incumbents typically enjoy -- gerrymandered districts, free media coverage, taxpayer-funded mailings and special interests eager to curry their favor with...Tags: Ocala National Forest, Ric Keller, Wars and Interventions, Ginny Brown-Waite, Government
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How the top 25 high school football teams fared
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || Rk. || SCHOOL || RESULT/NEXT || || 1 || COR. CENTENNIAL (5-0, SS-Inland) || def. Cor. Roosevelt, 38-7 Next: Friday vs. King || || 2 || L.B. POLY (5-0, SS-Pac-5) || def. St. Bonaventure, 12-7 Next: Friday vs. Millikan ||...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources
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Nonstop to the Caribbean
Special to NewsdayMany airlines are cutting back service to the Caribbean this fall and winter, but New Yorkers bound for the islands will still enjoy plenty of options. They can fly nonstop to 26 Caribbean destinations from the New York area's three major airports,...Tags: Hurricane Damage, Nick Price, Natural Resources, Greg Norman, Tourism and Leisure
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Off the lawless coast of Somalia, questions of who is pirating who
Tribune correspondentJOHANNESBURG — Somalia's pirates want the world to know they are regrettably misunderstood. They are merely "gentlemen who work in the ocean." Indeed, many are salty patriots risking their lives at sea while "protecting Somalia's shores." And the...Tags: Forests, Epidemics and Plagues, Environmental Pollution, Economic Policy, Natural Resources
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A natural path
When McKay and Ben Borden want to escape a world churning in negative news, they head outdoors. There, they soak up the serenity of a two-acre haven surrounded by water and gardens.
"Nature cures all wounds," says McKay, a retired licensed professional...Tags: Virginia Tech, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Family, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
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Branching out to highlight historic trees in city
247-7874— When the authors of a new book called "Remarkable Trees of Virginia" asked for nominations of historically important trees in the state, they received 1,000 responses. Only about 120 of those were picked to be photographed and written about...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Fort Monroe, Emancipation Oak, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln
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Prevention Can Ensure Healthy Trees
Special To The CourantMost people don't give the trees on their property much thought. They may not even look at them that closely — until suddenly half the branches are bare. At that point, a tree can't be saved. So, if we want our trees to stay healthy, we can't...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Simsbury, Fertilizer, Dietary Supplements
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Remarkable trees of Hampton to be viewed
Jeff Kirwan, co-author of "Remarkable Trees of Virginia" and a Virginia Tech forestry professor, will lead a tour of three Hampton trees included in the just-published book. The tour will begin at 3:15 p.m. today at the Hampton Clean City Commission...Tags: Virginia Tech, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton University, Fort Monroe, Electronics
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Menominee Tribal Enterprises marks centennial
Art Chapman can remember when horses provided the power for the Menominee tribe's lumber operation that marked its centennial with a ceremony Wednesday. Over 66 years, Chapman has worked in just about every position at Menominee Tribal Enterprises, from...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources
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