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COLUMN:
Dreaded poison ivy causing a rash of problems
Just like black flies, mosquitoes, deer flies, and hornets, poison ivy is as much a rite of summer as high temperatures and sunshine, says columnist
May 28, 2023 11:15 AM
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Once-rare woodpecker has returned to our region
The red-bellied woodpecker, that started out as an uncommon winter visitor, has now become a summer resident as well, says columnist
May 21, 2023 11:15 AM
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Gardening can dig up some prickly challenges
Roses, raspberries, nettles, hawthorns and gooseberries 'will readily and efficiently defend themselves,' warns columnist
May 14, 2023 11:15 AM
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Pick wild or buy local? That is the question!
It's wild leek season and that means a spring harvest that is fraught with controversy, says columnist
May 7, 2023 11:45 AM
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COLUMN:
For some local students, every day is Earth Day
While students have a lot on their minds these days, 'thankfully the preservation of a healthy world is high on their list of goals to achieve,' says columnist
Apr 23, 2023 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Spring flowers face many blooming challenges
Some species, like fawn lily and white trillium, take up to eight years of growth before enough energy has been amassed to produce a flower, says columnist
Apr 16, 2023 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
They're not pretty, but turkey vultures have grace
These 'birds are moving northwards to boldly go where no turkey vultures have gone before, to discover new areas to make nests and survive,' says columnist
Apr 9, 2023 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Flocks of robins return. You know what that means!
Today's robins are being affected by urbanization, singing earlier in the morning due to street lights and singing louder to be heard over urban traffic, says columnist
Apr 2, 2023 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
First stab at taxidermy was the cat's meow — sadly
As a youngster, our columnist went to pains to create a life-like mount of a ruffed grouse and it was a thing of beauty, until it wasn't
Mar 26, 2023 11:15 AM
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COLUMN:
Winged bandits a hyper bundle of muscle, feathers
Chickadees normally laugh in the face of danger but when they are taken by surprise, they resort to Plan B and turn into statues, says outdoors columnist
Mar 19, 2023 11:15 AM
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