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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Loons sound alarm on mercury pollution</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21074/20121217/loons-sound-alarm-on-mercury-pollution</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 17, 2012) The Adirondacks&apos; beloved icon, the Common Loon, has left for its winter home on the Atlantic coast.Loons have enjoyed unprecedented population growth over the last 30 years. They outlived DDT and a time when people used to shoot loons for sport. But a recent study says things could have been even better. This time the culprit is mercury pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21074/20121217/loons-sound-alarm-on-mercury-pollution">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Adirondacks&apos; beloved icon, the Common Loon, has left for its winter home on the Atlantic coast.Loons have enjoyed unprecedented population growth over the last 30 years. They outlived DDT and a time when people used to shoot loons for sport. But a recent study says things could have been even better. This time the culprit is mercury pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21074/20121217/loons-sound-alarm-on-mercury-pollution">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, politics, mercury, epa, loons, birding, adirondacks, health, old forge, first lake, [loc:43.7173748 -74.9223386], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Heard Up North: masses of snow geese</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20878/20121113/heard-up-north-masses-of-snow-geese</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) Thousands of  geese are crowding the North Country&apos;s skies, lakes, and cornfields on their way south for the winter. A first-hand listen to Snow Geese massing in one Lake Champlain bay reveals a phenomenal din as the birds are constantly moving, taking off and landing, talking all the time. They often seem to act in unison, as if they are choreographed. When they do take off they look like a white cloud. That&apos;s when the sound explodes.Jack Downs says  you can hear them from a mile away or more. And when they lift off or become agitated, it is deafening. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20878/20121113/heard-up-north-masses-of-snow-geese">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jack Downs</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thousands of  geese are crowding the North Country&apos;s skies, lakes, and cornfields on their way south for the winter. A first-hand listen to Snow Geese massing in one Lake Champlain bay reveals a phenomenal din as the birds are constantly moving, taking off and landing, talking all the time. They often seem to act in unison, as if they are choreographed. When they do take off they look like a white cloud. That&apos;s when the sound explodes.Jack Downs says  you can hear them from a mile away or more. And when they lift off or become agitated, it is deafening. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20878/20121113/heard-up-north-masses-of-snow-geese">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, weather, outdoor recreation, wildlife, winter, birds, birding, [loc:44.7853017 -73.3819349], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Endangered status considered for Bicknell&apos;s thrush</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20463/20120912/endangered-status-considered-for-bicknell-apos-s-thrush</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 12, 2012) The Fish and Wildlife Service says a rare songbird that nests atop mountains in the Adirondacks and Green Mountains may need protection as an endangered species. Todd Moe spoke with Long Lake birder Joan Collins, who has been tracking the Bicknell&apos;s Thrush for more than a decade. She says biologists are alarmed by the decline in the bird&apos;s numbers over the past year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20463/20120912/endangered-status-considered-for-bicknell-apos-s-thrush">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Fish and Wildlife Service says a rare songbird that nests atop mountains in the Adirondacks and Green Mountains may need protection as an endangered species. Todd Moe spoke with Long Lake birder Joan Collins, who has been tracking the Bicknell&apos;s Thrush for more than a decade. She says biologists are alarmed by the decline in the bird&apos;s numbers over the past year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20463/20120912/endangered-status-considered-for-bicknell-apos-s-thrush">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>12:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, birds, wildlife, adirondacks, whiteface, endangered species, birding, northeast, , [loc:44.3658404 -73.9028855], bicknell's thrush, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Christmas bird watching with a benefit</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18937/20111214/christmas-bird-watching-with-a-benefit</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 14, 2011) For the 112th year, volunteer birders are fanning out across the country for the annual birding census this winter. The Christmas Bird Count continues through January 5th.The all-volunteer effort takes a snapshot of bird populations to monitor their status and distribution across the Western Hemisphere. Data collected during the Christmas Bird Count helps researchers monitor bird behavior and bird conservation. You could call it bird watching with a benefit.Todd Moe spoke with Long Lake birder Joan Collins, who says the Audubon Society started the Christmas Bird Count in 1900 as an alternative to a Victorian-era holiday hunting tradition of shooting the greatest number of birds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18937/20111214/christmas-bird-watching-with-a-benefit">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the 112th year, volunteer birders are fanning out across the country for the annual birding census this winter. The Christmas Bird Count continues through January 5th.The all-volunteer effort takes a snapshot of bird populations to monitor their status and distribution across the Western Hemisphere. Data collected during the Christmas Bird Count helps researchers monitor bird behavior and bird conservation. You could call it bird watching with a benefit.Todd Moe spoke with Long Lake birder Joan Collins, who says the Audubon Society started the Christmas Bird Count in 1900 as an alternative to a Victorian-era holiday hunting tradition of shooting the greatest number of birds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18937/20111214/christmas-bird-watching-with-a-benefit">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>birds, outdoor recreation, nature, adirondacks, long lake, birding, ornithology,  photolead, environment, [loc:43.9728397 -74.4209956], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Killing of great blue heron sparks outrage, raises questions</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18232/20110818/killing-of-great-blue-heron-sparks-outrage-raises-questions</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 18, 2011) Two Adirondack men have been accused of stoning a great blue heron to death.  The attack happened last week on the bank of the Ausable River in the town of Jay. The case has sparked anger and indignation.  But wildlife experts say they often see animals wounded or killed by humans.  As Brian Mann reports, some are calling for tougher penalties for this type of crime.Brian Mann has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18232/20110818/killing-of-great-blue-heron-sparks-outrage-raises-questions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A field trip for future river stewards</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17805/20110609/a-field-trip-for-future-river-stewards</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 9, 2011) Save the River is the only policy advocate on environmental issues on the U.S. side of the St. Lawrence River.Now they are collaborating with area schools and taking students on field trips to learn from the river first hand. David Sommerstein tagged along with a group of seventh graders from Thousand Islands middle school and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17805/20110609/a-field-trip-for-future-river-stewards">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Save the River is the only policy advocate on environmental issues on the U.S. side of the St. Lawrence River.Now they are collaborating with area schools and taking students on field trips to learn from the river first hand. David Sommerstein tagged along with a group of seventh graders from Thousand Islands middle school and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17805/20110609/a-field-trip-for-future-river-stewards">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, education, outdoor recreation, birding, wildlife, st. lawrence river, save the river, clayton, 1000 islands, tijf, stlv, jefferson county, [loc:44.3154117 -76.0119083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Golden eagle helps site wind turbines</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17416/20110414/golden-eagle-helps-site-wind-turbines</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 14, 2011) After a farmer found an injured Golden eagle in New York this winter, wildlife veterinarians in Massachusetts treated the bird. And a biologist outfitted it with a GPS tracking device before releasing it in Connecticut. The goal is to map its migration north to Canada. The data is designed to help site wind turbines in places that are safe for these birds.  WNPR’s Nancy Cohen reports from a windswept hilltop where Golden eagle was released into the wild. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17416/20110414/golden-eagle-helps-site-wind-turbines">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After a farmer found an injured Golden eagle in New York this winter, wildlife veterinarians in Massachusetts treated the bird. And a biologist outfitted it with a GPS tracking device before releasing it in Connecticut. The goal is to map its migration north to Canada. The data is designed to help site wind turbines in places that are safe for these birds.  WNPR’s Nancy Cohen reports from a windswept hilltop where Golden eagle was released into the wild. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17416/20110414/golden-eagle-helps-site-wind-turbines">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, wind power, energy, wind turbines, birds, birding, raptors, eagle, windfarm, science, [loc:41.7637111 -72.6850932], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Barred Owl struggled through tough winter</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17397/20110330/barred-owl-struggled-through-tough-winter</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 30, 2011) This winter’s record-breaking snows have taken a toll on our roads and our roofs.  But we humans aren’t the only ones having a hard time.  Barred Owls in New York and Vermont have been struggling to hunt prey under the deep snow pack.  So the nocturnal hunters have been getting creative – and showing up in unexpected places.  Angela Evancie has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17397/20110330/barred-owl-struggled-through-tough-winter">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Angela Evancie</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This winter’s record-breaking snows have taken a toll on our roads and our roofs.  But we humans aren’t the only ones having a hard time.  Barred Owls in New York and Vermont have been struggling to hunt prey under the deep snow pack.  So the nocturnal hunters have been getting creative – and showing up in unexpected places.  Angela Evancie has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17397/20110330/barred-owl-struggled-through-tough-winter">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, winter, owls, birding, new york, vermont, stlv, adirondacks, chpv, [loc:43.7981195 -73.0876119], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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