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Manager of Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary to retire
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAfter 38 years, Tim Williams plans to retire next month as manager of the Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary and Audubon Center. He hosted his last group of students Friday, when 27 fourth-graders from Trinity Christian Academy came for a visit. They got...Tags: Wildlife
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Charles City park gets long-awaited public boat ramp
Richmond Times-DispatchWhen Lawrence Lewis Jr., Charles City County officials and several state departments planned a park along the James River in the early 1990s, they wanted to top it off with a free public boat ramp -- the only one on a 36-mile stretch between Henrico and...Tags: Dominion Resources Incorporated, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Nest camera uncovers osprey love triangle drama on Hog Island; female bird lays first egg of season
Bangor Daily News, MaineRachel and Steve seemed like the perfect couple -- building a nest together and raising their babies in a perch high above Hog Island in the town of Bremen. Everyone figured they'd be together forever, or at least through this year's nesting season....Tags: Science and Technology, Wildlife, Zoology, John James Audubon
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Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse
(Guest columnist Ted Williams on March 21 submitted this postscript to his March 14 column) In my recent op-ed I reported that a common over-the-counter drug, an effective and selective poison for feral cats, had not been registered for this use because...Tags: AIDS, Endangered Species, Newspaper and Magazine, Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Issues
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Counting tweets: Bird watch under way in Pennsylvania
Daily American Staff WriterThe National Audubon Society's 16th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is under way across Pennsylvania — and organizers are calling for new bird-watchers. According to the society, the bird count is held each year during the four-day Presidents...Tags: Science and Technology, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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St. Charles naturalists plan frog-spotting
The ponds, creeks and nature trails in St. Charles could soon see more visitors listening intently to the sounds in the air, trying to identify the ribbits, croaks and grunts of frogs. Identifying different types of frogs in the area helps a regional...
Tags: Endangered Species, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Alaska oil rig's lifeboats may have leaked fuel, Coast Guard says
Lifeboats from an oil rig that was temporarily grounded on a small island in southern Alaska may have leaked as much as 272 gallons of diesel fuel into pristine waters along the shoreline, but that cannot be determined until a full inspection is...
Tags: Diesel Fuel, Manhattan (New York City), U.S. Coast Guard, Wildlife
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Petoskey Regional Audubon Society to host annual Christmas Bird Count
The Petoskey Regional Audubon Society will host its annual Christmas Bird Count on Friday, Dec. 14. A long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, this is an early winter bird census where volunteers stay within a 15-mile diameter circle. ... -
Community Notes Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
Birth A son, Jacob Richard Clifton, was born to John and Joni Clifton of Levering at 2:37 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Jacob weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long at birth. His sibling is...
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Community Notes Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012
Meetings Friday, Dec. 7 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Entertainment, Planned Parenthood, Mental Health, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Northern Michigan winter birds: consider yourself counted
The morning had started quiet, but as the sky lightened, the birds started to move. "There's a pileated," said Ed Pike, a Cross Village resident and birder involved with the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society. He and Steve Baker, also a birder with the...
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Ellicott City photographer brings nature to life
With its triangular, armored head, bulging eyes and serrated forearms, the predator attacking its prey is a menacing sight. The Transformer-like creature on the computer screen in George Grall's home office is actually a Carolina mantis chowing down on a...Tags: Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, Environmental Issues, Geography, Environmental Pollution
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