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Wilderness Classroom begins stage 5 on May 9 of the North American Odyssey

The Wilderness Classroom, consisting of Dave and Amy Freeman, pushed off on May 9 from Grand Portage, Minnesota on Lake Superior for stage 5 of...
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Proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge slideshow

  • Hackmatack National Widlife Refuge
  • April 2, 2012
This article is for those who have read about the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and do not really know much about the area. The...
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Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge public meetings

Next week, April 3rd and April 4th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services will host two public meetings regarding the proposed Hackmatack National...
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Chicago adventurers oppose sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters

A possible sulfide mining operation is looking to begin drilling only three miles from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in northern Minnesota....
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Falconry continues its traditions and contributions to conservation

“I warn everybody. It’s a demanding sport. It will change your life.”Falconer Scott Hartmann was relating the realities of...
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Disaster Planning & Response Art Rescue

  • Disaster Planning Response Art Rescue
  • October 16, 2011
Still in the throws of Chicago Artist Month and its theme of "artful networks", organizations that support artists, I paid a visit to the...
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America’s Great Outdoors Initiative press release mentions Chicago shoreline

In a press release dated, October 13, 2011, the America’s Great Outdoor Initiative mentions Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline. The...
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Black-footed ferret documentary premiered at local ferret show

Visitors and exhibitors at the Greatest Ferret Show on Earth (GFSOE) in Villa Park this past Saturday, October 8, 2011, learned that BFF means...
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore final report

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a precious commodity for millions of people in Indiana and the Metropolitan Chicago area. The park is the...
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Chicago conservation in action: Local green snake slithering back from decline

The Lake County Forest Preserve and Lincoln Park Zoo have partnered up to reintroduce a local native snake back into the wild. The Smooth Green...
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