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Park Ridge to debate tree replacement budget
Should Park Ridge spend $150,000 to replace trees lost to age, disease and insects, or can it accomplish the same goal for almost $34,000 less? Aldermen, who met on Monday night as the city council's committee of the whole, narrowly agreed to debate...Tags: Elections, Local Government, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Forests
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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: Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Wheaton, Justice System
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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: Fires, Ocala National Forest, Wildfires, Awards and Prizes
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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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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: Dwayne Johnson, Science and Technology, McDonald's, Employment Opportunities, Students
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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: Philosophy, Arts and Culture, Literature, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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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: Natural Resources, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Agriculture, Wildlife
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Grand fire burns through 3,800 acres; crews attack from air
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.More than 1,400 firefighters were on the lines Friday, battling a brush fire that’s burned through more than 3,800 acres in Ventura and Kern counties since Wednesday. The Grand fire is 25% contained, and the threatened Hungry Valley State Park and...Tags: Science and Technology, Fires, Natural Resource Industry
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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: Manchester, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Politics, Lakes and Ponds
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FLYING FLAGS
The flags that fly on holidays throughout Aberdeen are more than just a good expression of patriotism. The system also helps support the huge American flag at Wylie Park. The Exchange Club arranges for 400 flags to fly 12 to 18 times every year in...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Child Abuse, Science and Technology, Abusive Behavior, Holidays
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: National Government, Politics, Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Ken Salazar
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State Drops Plans For State Police Gun Range In Glastonbury
The Hartford CourantA new, state-of-the-art firearms training facility remains a top priority for the state, but it won't be built in Meshomasic State Forest. As nearly 100 residents prepared Tuesday night to speak at a town council meeting against the state's plan to...Tags: Simsbury, Dannel P. Malloy , Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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