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Invasive species is threatening Indiana trees
Over 27,000 acres of forest land in Indiana are dead or dying ash trees. It is an epidemic caused by something as small as a pencil eraser — the emerald ash borer. And they have been found in our area.
State researchers have found the beetle...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rivers, Indiana, State Parks
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The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.
"I don't think there were any newspaper articles about it or anything...Tags: Weather Reports, Science, University of Cambridge, Greenland, Democratic Party
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Report says climate change harms Great Lakes parks
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Some of the Great Lakes' treasured national parks are showing ill effects of climate change that are likely to worsen in coming decades, from shoreline erosion to decline of certain wildlife and plant species, a former...Tags: Weather Reports, Gainesville, Tourism and Leisure, Weather, Botulism
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Needlecast disease, drought killing Ind. trees
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Trees across Indiana are falling victim to last year's drought and disease, and some arborists say the effects could continue for up to five years. Many of the trees affected are evergreens such as spruces. Those trees...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Indiana, Health
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Genessee County man fined in eagle shooting case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man who had been charged with shooting and wounding a bald eagle has pleaded no contest to reckless discharge of a firearm. Sixty-five-year-old James A. Nelson of Genessee County's Gaines Township entered his plea Thursday in...Tags: Endangered Species, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Ranchers cheered by lifting of wolf protections
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Western ranchers say they're hopeful the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list will make it easier to hunt the predators and stem losses of cattle and sheep. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally...Tags: Endangered Species, Idaho, Politics, Wildlife, Oregon
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Fish jumps in boat in Florida, breaks woman's leg
FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A sturgeon jumped into an airboat on a Florida river and broke a 25-year-old woman's leg. Witnesses say the fish was about 5- to 6-feet long and weighed about 60- to 75-pounds. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...Tags: Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Conservation, Florida
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Michigan declares feral pigs an invasive species
DETROIT, Mich. (AP) — With thousands of feral pigs threatening farms and native species, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment has declared the bristly swine an invasive species and given the Legislature until July 8 to come...Tags: Invasive Species, Energy Resources, Detroit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics
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New iPhone app helps users tap Indiana state parks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Looking for a prime fishing spot at an Indiana state park? Look no further than your iPhone. A new iPhone application from the Department of Natural Sources provides information Hoosiers may need while planning outdoor...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Apple iPhone, Travel, State Parks
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Grand piano found on sandbar in Miami bay
MIAMI (AP) — A grand piano recently showed up on a sandbar in Miami's Biscayne Bay, about 200 yards from condominiums on the shore. The piano, which weighs at least 650 pounds, was placed at the highest spot along the sandbar so it doesn't get...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Conservation
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Notre Dame football: Catching up with Jack Swarbrick
SOUTH BEND - He high-fived Ben Hansbrough on national TV Monday night, presumably with enough care that he didn't tilt the sizzling shooting touch of the senior guard on the Notre Dame men's basketball team.
Jack Swarbrick's job, though, still entails...Tags: Sun Bowl, National Football League, Sports, Satellite and Cable Service, Politics
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More than 100 dead birds found off California highway
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California wildlife officials are trying to figure out what caused the death of more than 100 birds found clustered together just off Highway 101. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that California Highway Patrol...Tags: Santa Rosa, Transportation, California, Road Transportation, Arkansas
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