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The bears don’t care if you’re the governor.

WCAX reports that Vermont governor Peter Shumlin was chased by 4 bears in his back yard. The bears were feasting on his bird feeders Wednesday night, and it seems the governor interrupted their midnight snack. Here’s the...

A walk that was for the birds

Did you get a chance to take part in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count this past weekend? I admit I put it off until Monday afternoon – the last day of the count – and decided to count birds during the first part of an afternoon walk with...

Atlantic Sturgeon – once common in the Hudson River – now on Endangered Species List

Atlantic Sturgeon now listed as Endangered Species. You might have heard this story on NPR’s Weekend Edition this past Saturday (Feb. 4). Now this New York Times article takes a look: The sturgeon, in decades long past, commonly exceeded 14...

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Natural Selections: Blue Jays

by Natural Selections

Nov 23, 2000 — If you've ever had a bird feeder in your yard, perhaps you've had the chance to admire blue jays hungrily munching away. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about the habits of this year-round resident of the North Country. Go to full article

Meet the Masters: The Hollis Family

by Meet the Masters

Pine Bush, NY, May 22, 2000 — The Hollis family lives along the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Red Mills, New York. Along with a generations-old passion for fishing and hunting, the family is known for their popular handbuilt wooden "Hollis punts" and for superbly carved duck decoys. Go to full article

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