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Farm, Garden & Outdoors calendar published April 24, 2021 Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday. Written By: Donna Middleton | × Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: April 12-30 sign-up period. Applications can be started sooner and landowners are encouraged to do so. It is a voluntary state-federal program designed to improve water quality and habitat with a goal to protect ...

Duane Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter | MBC Duane Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, announced his new campaign to encourage police officers to model after his example by pursuing criminals using non-lethal bullets. The popular reality show star has been captured on screen for years, taking down those who run from the law as a bail bondsman. In a recent interview with Fox News, the 68-year-old explained that he has taken down suspects thousands of times and never once had to use ...

Dog the Bounty Hunter Campaigning to Have Police Swap to Non-Lethal Bullets On 4/16/21 at 7:07 AM EDT Dog the Bounty Hunter has launched a campaign to get police officers to use non-lethal bullets and other means to take down suspects, citing his own experience of hunting fugitives. Duane Chapman, who is better known by his bounty hunting persona and became something of a household name as a result of his reality TV show, told Fox News on Thursday that there were other ways to handle suspects t...

Water fountain in Cascades Park shut down for lead testing One water fountain at Cascades Park is out of service after a group found above-average levels of lead. and last updated 2021-03-12 18:56:11-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — One water fountain at Cascades Park is out of service after a group found above-average levels of lead. Kim Watts and another fellow with the organization Get the Lead Out tested several fountains at Cascades Park weeks ago. "We came out, tested the water, sent it...

Tallahassees Cascades Park Both the students and city underground utilities determined just a single park fountain was in excess of EPA guidelines. Elevated lead levels in a Cascades Park drinking fountain has brought a quick response from the City. Tom Flanigan reports the alarm came from two Florida State University environmental science students. Linda Beauport said she and Kim Watts checked all the parks drinking fountains for elevated lead in the water. "It was the fountain closest to Laf...

Bird deaths fuel push for Minnesota lead tackle ban Fishing tackle killing popular waterfowl  February 5, 2021 — 8:21pm Text size Copy shortlink: The open water channels around Sucker Lake in northern Ramsey County make it a popular winter spot for dozens of majestic trumpeter swans and other waterfowl. Its also a popular public drive-up fishing spot, which is proving a fatal combination as birds consume lost lead fishing tackle. S...