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Still no answers
We still don't know. Four years in the making, a high-level study of what to do about the Chesapeake Bay's woebegone oyster population reached this conclusion: We still don't know the best step to take. And to answer the question that originally led to...Tags: Aquaculture, Water Pollution, Population, Chesapeake Bay, Environmental Pollution
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Hammering away at tree production
Of The Morning CallFor the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the process of growing oak trees starts with a sledge hammer and a big blue plastic tarp. Twice a week throughout October, commission workers visit a secluded grove of sawtooth oak trees at State Game Lands 205 in...Tags: Natural Science, Physiology, Forestry and Timber, Germansville, Lehigh County
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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: Forestry and Timber, Nature
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Plans for major overhaul of Whittier Narrows nature preserve stir passions
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEven those who love the Whittier Narrows wildlife sanctuary concede that it suffers from a down-at-the-heels look. Invasive plants have elbowed out native species and, as one county official observed, the interpretive center resembles a Depression-era...Tags: El Monte, Transportation, Nature, Wetlands, Wildlife
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Foreign or domestic?
It's pleasant to imagine that all that ails Maryland's once-thriving oyster industry could be swept away if a few healthy, disease-resistant Asian oysters could be tossed into the Chesapeake Bay and given a little privacy. Instead of harvesting 80,000...Tags: Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Chesapeake Bay, Nature
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Goucher apartment bedbugs send some scrambling
When the bedbugs moved in, Goucher College decided it was time to move out.
This week, dozens of students are leaving their temporary housing in an off-campus apartment complex because of the tiny critters that parents warn their children about each...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Nature, Academic Progress
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Fewer gypsy moths are expected in Marylanders' backyards next year
Based on preliminary information from pest management officials with the state Department of Agriculture, the shade trees in your yard are less likely to fall victim to voracious caterpillars next year than in the recent past. The state reports that a...Tags: Weather Reports, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Nature, Dupont E I Nemours & Company
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12-foot Burmese python found near Jupiter
SunSentinel.comState officials believe a 100-pound Burmese python found slithering across a road in Jupiter Farms earlier this week was a released pet. The 12-foot non-venomous snake was caught by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers on Indiantown...Tags: Animals, Indiantown, Conservation, Endangered Species, Pets and Pet Supplies
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Oh, those Caribbean crazy ants
Sarasota Herald-tribuneThe reddish-brown ants swarmed everywhere on Gayle Deas' five-acre lot east of Interstate 75, near Myakka City. They covered the walkways. They marched along a garden hose in the grass. They coated trees with living masses of movement. When they...Tags: University of Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Coral Gables, Nature
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Invasive grass is threat to Md.'s native species
The latest threat to Maryland native species is a unique-looking plant with leaves that look like they have been folded and then smoothed out. Wavyleaf Basketgrass, native to Southeast Asia, was first discovered in 1996 in Patapsco Valley State Park....Tags: Ecosystems, Prince George's County, Conservation, Nature, Patapsco
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Historic Walking Tours
The Hartford Preservation Alliance will conduct three walking tours this month, including a one Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon titled "Behind the Facades: Architectural Heritage of the West End." The tour — co-sponsored with the West End Civic...Tags: Yale University Art Gallery, University of Connecticut, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Litchfield County
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States sue EPA over water releases from ships
Associated Press WriterNine states sued the Bush administration Thursday over what New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says is an illegal administrative ruling that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water. The states contend the federal government has created a...Tags: Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution, Nature, Regional Authority, Water Supply
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