A proposal by the Department of Conservation and Recreation to remove an area of white pine trees from the state forest is facing pushback from local forestry experts.
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By LYNNE IRONS Suzan Bellincampi’s All Outdoors column last week was so informative about plastic bags. All I could think about was the scene in...
By Lynne Irons> Every year the human heart loses several grams of muscle mass and therefore pumps less blood as we age. Those of a certain age...
By Lynne Irons> Roger Spinney shared a wonderful concept with the Baptists last week. The word humility comes from the Greek for humus. Talk...
By LYNNE IRONS You would be hard-pressed to find someone further politically left than me. However, the other day I was potting up some plants and...
By LYNNE IRONS It is difficult to set my priorities this time of year. It is still so warm and pleasant. Should I finish picking and processing...
By Lynne Irons> How about that Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Nice to know he is still getting the popular vote. I listened to his...
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Nature & Science Stories
After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.
A new report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium this week estimated that the right whale population rose to about 372 whales at the beginning of 2023, up from a previous estimate of 356 whales.