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COLUMN:
What sets us apart from all other living things?
We are storytellers, making us the only species on the planet that has been able to carry its history from one generation to the next, columnist explains
Nov 21, 2021 11:15 AM
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Change the clock, change the tires, put up the bird feeder
To see wild birds feed, groom, argue and roost just inches away, with only a pane of glass between you and them, is an entertaining education, says columnist
Nov 14, 2021 11:30 AM
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As human snowbirds flock south, snow buntings arrive
'Perhaps our open, rolling farm fields are a close equal to the rolling Arctic tundra they call home,' says columnist of birds who fly south to our region in the winter
Nov 7, 2021 11:15 AM
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Flocking blackbirds are autumn icons heralding change
Natural icons, or signs of seasonal shifts, have become a series of markers confirming that Nature has carried on, says outdoors columnist
Oct 31, 2021 11:15 AM
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Development pressure putting cats, small dogs at risk
Fishers and others of its ilk are being pushed aside by more and more human homes on the rural landscape, says columnist, warning it puts small pets in peril
Oct 24, 2021 11:30 AM
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Mice — little home invaders — are sure sign of fall
Mice are a huge part of many food chains, notes outdoors columnist who explains that the majority of mice stay outside - despite what you might hear at midnight
Oct 17, 2021 11:30 AM
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Mushrooms impact 'everything that lives, grows here'
Mushrooms can be used to clean up oil spills, aid in brain advancement and have a host of medicinal uses, says outdoors columnist of popular fungi
Oct 10, 2021 11:30 AM
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Sandhill cranes are once again making noise in area
For reasons that aren't easy to pinpoint, there is a soaring population of sandhill cranes in the region, which is not good news for everyone, laments columnist
Oct 3, 2021 11:15 AM
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Basking turtles are preparing for a long, cold winter
Did you know turtles exercise 'butt breathing' to get enough oxygen to live throughout the winter? Outdoors columnist has all the dirt on these unique beings
Sep 26, 2021 11:30 AM
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OUTDOORS:
Life's a beech for these oft-overlooked wildflowers
Keep an eye out for these relatively rare beechdrops, which can only be found in eastern North America, notes outdoors columnist
Sep 19, 2021 11:30 AM
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