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COLUMN:
Time to grab the tissues — it's ragweed season
Good-sized ragweed can have 5,000 seed pods and releases about 1.25 million pollen grains per day and can travel up to 125 miles, warns columnist
Sep 3, 2024 7:30 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 26, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Imagine if Olympics were held in our local forests
Columnist takes you inside Wildlife Summer Olympic Games, which feature both crushing defeats and ultimate survivals
Aug 12, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Misunderstood bats are vital weapon against insects
Just seeing a bat out in daylight may cause jitters in some people, but fear not, says columnist, who urges people to become better informed
Aug 6, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Homely turkey vultures are vital link in food chain
These scavengers weren't common here until 1970s, columnist explains
Jul 29, 2024 7:30 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 22, 2024 7:30 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 15, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Beauty of nature is all around us if you look
Just keep your eyes, ears and mind open to the little things going on around you, suggests columnist
Jul 8, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Poison ivy, bees, raccoons ... natural world can be nasty
Sometimes, in rare instances, nature not all it's cracked up to be, says columnist whose weekend took a turn, then another and then another
Jul 2, 2024 7:30 AM
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COLUMN:
Nature finds a way ... even in business parks
'Being a well-prepared naturalist, my back-pocket notebook and pen came into play as each property was passed by,' columnist says of recent jaunt
Jun 24, 2024 7:30 AM
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