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National wildfire policy not changing local policy
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Forest Service is returning to a national policy of letting some wildfires burn instead of fighting each and every one. But Black Hills National Forest officials say the new national firefighting policy will not affect...
Tags: Wildfires, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Agriculture
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St. Francis stymied in land acquisition for parking lot
Leaders of St. Francis High School in Wheaton are hitting what appears to be a brick wall in their efforts to persuade the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to sell several acres from an adjoining preserve so the school can expand its parking lot....Tags: Lisle, Wheaton, Justice System, Navistar International Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Washington Township moves toward allowing chickens in low-density residential areas
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe flap over chickens continued Monday in Washington Township, Pa., where township supervisors took steps toward allowing hens in backyard coops. Debate about changing an existing prohibition of chickens in most zones lasted an hour during the...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Florida Forest Service's Roy Cribb wins Firefighter of the Year Award
In the early afternoon of April 4, 2012, Roy Cribb emerged from the smoke of one fire in the Ocala National Forest and entered another. His primary responsibility at the second fire as a senior forest ranger with the Florida Forest Service was to...
Tags: Wildfires, Ocala National Forest, Awards and Prizes, Fires
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Glastonbury Town Council's Resolution On State Police Firearms Training Facility
The Hartford CourantOn Tuesday, the town council came close to approving this resolution against a state police firearms traning facility in the Meshomasic State Forest. The following is the text of the resolution that was read, but never voted on since the state...Tags: Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Wildlife, Firearms, Endangered Species, Environmental Politics
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Summer jobs ready to dig up
If you're looking for a job — whether you're a student or not — you shouldn't have much trouble finding employment in Aberdeen. Dan Thielsen of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation said there are jobs available this summer....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, McDonald's, Teaching and Learning, Labor Legislation
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READER SUBMITTED: Solomon Schechter Day School Children Participate In Tree Planting Ceremony
West HartfordChildren in the three-year-old class at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford recently celebrated their year- long study of trees with a tree planting ceremony. The interest in trees emerged from the children at the beginning of the year...Tags: Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Judaism, Arts and Culture, Literature
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Opponents Of State Police Gun Range Plan Urge Glastonbury To Take A Stand
The Hartford CourantA group opposing a state police firearms training facility planned for a site within the Meshomasic State Forest is asking the town council to join it in fighting the proposal. The group has created a advocacy website — glastonburymatters.com...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Simsbury, Wildlife, Endangered Species
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Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013
As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...
Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, World War II (1939-1945), March of Dimes Foundation, U.S. Army, Cook County Forest Preserve
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A Journey To A Windswept Island In Goodwin State Forest
The Hartford CourantMaybe it's because I read "Treasure Island" too many times as a kid. Or maybe it was the islands of grass -- known as "witches heads" -- we would hop across as kids to get to the other side of the swamp. Whatever the reason, I love islands. Whether I...Tags: Government, Lakes and Ponds, Transportation, Politics, Travel
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Land Resources, Southampton (Southampton, Virginia), Pancreatic Cancer, Surry (Surry, Virginia), Natural Resource Industry
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