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Rain helps, but drought conditions persist Bismarck Tribune (ND) Jul. 8—Rains across North Dakota slightly eased the state's dry conditions but the entire state remains in some form of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. An area of exceptional drought, the worst of four categories, centered mostly in the north central part of the state, now covers about 12% of the state, down from nearly 18% last week. Areas of extreme — the second worst category — and exceptional drought categories now exist in about 52% of the state, a drop from almost 61% at the end of June. More than 9...

  WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba park named after fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been transformed into an homage to the grain elevators that once looked over the lands. Formerly known as Nygard Park, Prairie Sentinels Park was reimagined in the town of Deloraine, a community near the Turtle Mountains in the southwest corner of the province. The project was undertaken by the Deloraine-Winchester Historical Society about a year ago, recently formed and looking for a project to showcase the heritage of the area. The group became aware that the naming rights for Nygard Park, situated on Main Street...

TravelAwaits May.28.2021 TravelAwaits readers voted in our 2021 Best of Travel Awards to help us determine everything from the best beaches to the friendliest small towns. Our readers have spoken. Here are the best botanical gardens in the United States. Jillian Cain Photography / Shutterstock.com Davie, Florida Located about 20 minutes west of Fort Lauderdale in Davie, Flamingo Gardens is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Florida. The 60-acre botanical garden and wildlife refuge is home to over 3,000 species of rare and tropical, subtropical, and native plants and trees. In addit...

EPA Brownfields grant will fund cleanup of asbestos, metals, PCBs and other contaminants in vacant San Haven complex

The sapsucker is a smallish woodpecker, bigger than a downy woodpecker but smaller than a hairy woodpecker.