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The Marthas Vineyard Times Wild Side: Elegant field sparrows This small bird with a distinctive song prefers a woody habitat. The song of a field sparrow is a series of clear, sweet-toned, descending whistles. — Laurie Sheppard, USFWS I have a weakness for sparrows, those “little brown jobs” that are the bane of beginning birders due to their apparent absence of any real field marks. With practice, sparrows actually turn out to be fairly easy to identify (especially if you lea...

A Repórter Brasil está sob censura judicial desde o dia 9 de outubro de 2015. Saiba mais. “Consortia of deception” enable destruction in a conservation unit where deforestation is high By Maurício Hashizume | 10/05/21 The Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area (EPA) is a key territory in the Xingu Socio-Environmental Diversity Corridor located between São Félix do Xingu and Altamira. About 40% of its area has already been converted to other uses, mainly livestock. Actions by...

Dukes County is set to receive more than $3.3 million in federal coronavirus relief funding — a hefty windfall nearly the double size of the county’s annual budget. The money is part of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic, including public health and economic impacts. Although much of the federal money will go directly to municipalities and states, more than $65 billion in aid has been allocated to county governments a...

Oregon judge rejects one attempt to stop post-fire logging, but multiple battles underway Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal © Submitted photo Blackened forest above the Little North Santiam River from Elkhorn Road 201. A Multnomah County judge has rejected a request from environmental groups to halt post-fire logging in the Santiam Canyon, but that doesnt mean controversy surrounding how Oregon manages the forests burned in the Labor Day fires is going away.   Last Frida...

View Comments A Multnomah County judge has rejected a request from environmental groups to halt post-fire logging in the Santiam Canyon, but that doesnt mean controversy surrounding how Oregon manages the forests burned in the Labor Day fires is going away.   Last Friday, circuit court judge Jerry Hodson ruled that the Oregon Department of Forestry could move forward with plans to harvest and remove hazard trees on 3,000 acres of fire-burned Santiam State Forest.  Hodson found the l...

Vermont focuses on education to protect ash trees State Entomologist for the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Judy Rosovsky wraps up an ash log in her lab in Berlin, Vt., Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The log, which was cut in Orange, Vt., and contains evidence of emerald ash borer activity, is kept in a freezer with other samples of trees containing the larvae of the invasive insect to prevent its spread. Following a survey of towns bordering the four-town area where it has been confirmed, offi...

21 incredible outdoor N.J. day trips you can take right now Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 Thursday, June 20, 2019. Visitors to Princeton Battlefield State Park find fog rising early in the evening.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share Great news, New Jersey: It’s warm outside! Spring has sprung in the Garden State and summer is around the corner. It’s time to shakeoff the cabin fever of winter, embrace the growing freedom of an increasingly vaccinated wo...

Orlando Magazine Florida has some excellent hiking trails. Lets go exploring! May 1, 2021 “Get some fresh air.” This phrase acts as an all-encompassing solution for whatever problem is at hand. Stressed at work? Get some fresh air. About to lose your cool? Get some fresh air. While overused, the sentiment does hold true: There’s rarely anything that a little outdoor time can’t fix, which is why hiking is a wellness habit that’s hard to beat. “Besides physical fitness, hiking keeps ...

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Today Mostly cloudy early. Scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. High near 80F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.. Tonight Scattered thunderstorms during the evening. A steady rain arriving overnight. Low 64F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Updated: April 28, 2021 @ 2:15 am