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COLUMN:
Time to grab the tissues ... it's ragweed season
A good sized ragweed can have 5,000 seed pods and releases about 1.25 million pollen grains a day and can travel up to 125 miles, warns columnist
Sep 1, 2024 11:15 AM
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Let's talk turkey. These birds are wild and kind of dumb
Columnist is amazed wild turkeys have survived evolution for so long as 'dumb luck describes a turkey's lifestyle'
Aug 25, 2024 11:15 AM
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Encounter a skunk? Don't raise a stink
'Stop, stand still so they can pick an escape route, and stay standing still while they wander away,' columnist advises
Aug 18, 2024 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Imagine if the Olympics were held in our local forests
Columnist takes you inside the Wildlife Summer Olympic Games which feature both crushing defeats and ultimate survivals
Aug 11, 2024 11:30 AM
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Misunderstood bats are vital weapon against insects
Just seeing a bat out in daylight may cause the jitters in some people, but fear not, says columnist, who urges people to become better informed
Aug 4, 2024 11:15 AM
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Homely turkey vultures are vital link in food chain
These scavengers weren't common here until 1970s, columnist explains
Jul 28, 2024 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Contending with deer flies a challenge while berry picking
'Never had I experienced such an attack,' columnist says of recent outing to find wild berries
Jul 21, 2024 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
It's important not to go wild picking berries
These days, one of the few options to find wild berries are along trails in parks, but there's a lot of competition, so we need to not be greedy, warns columnist
Jul 14, 2024 11:15 AM
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The beauty of nature is all around ... if you look
Just keep your eyes, ears and mind open to the little things going on around you, suggests columnist
Jul 7, 2024 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Poison ivy, bees, raccoons ... natural world can be nasty
Sometimes, in rare instances, nature is not all it's cracked up to be, says columnist whose weekend took a turn, then another and then another
Jun 30, 2024 11:15 AM
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