Outdoors
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Country kitchen table holds decades of memories
The pine tree that gave up its life to become lumber would be proud. Given the choice of converting into a pile of ash ...
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Australia’s ‘most accessible’ national park not so bad despite that
Blue Mountains National Park is billed as Australia’s most accessible. That brings both good and bad for visitors seeking the peaceful beauty of nature ...
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Ruffed grouse is finest fowl as table fare
There is no finer fowl as table fare than ruffed grouse. Better than ring-necked pheasant, better than bobwhite quail, better than any other gamebird ...
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count totals 49 species
After weeks of record warmth in November and early December, temperatures dipped to single digits for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) held ...
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Weather down under: Not buried in snow, but soaked by rain
It feels odd to have spent much of the last week enjoying what most would consider near-perfect weather, but lamenting a missed “opportunity” to ...
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North Central Conservancy Trust signs first easement in Clark County
In late August, Doug Fields and Roxana Reitz signed North Central Conservancy Trust’s (NCCT) latest conservation easement on a 65.14 acre property located in ...
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Recreation should be priority for all in New Year
It’s time to keep the momentum going.
Even though it finally snowed Monday, Dec. 29, the last couple of weeks have brought some hopeful news ...
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Christmas lights shine on Schmeeckle app, new bike plan – and vandals
Some bonehead – probably besotted – ripped up one of downtown’s new bike hitches on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 2. The hitches, installed ...
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With ducks distant dream, dogs, memories will do
I had a dream the other night. There I was, back on the windswept Saskatchewan prairies with good friends Rick, Ben and Don – ...
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New outdoor relationship requires a few ground rules
Hey, Gal … glad you could join me on my bike ride today. We’re riding pretty close to 15 miles on one of my ...