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County Zoning Proposal Sparks Concerns

Religious freedom, wildlife protection rules at odds?

A Deschutes County proposal to allow churches in areas zoned to help deer, elk and antelope has a land use group and a state agency concerned about the impacts on wildlife that need undisturbed tracts of land for habitat, food and migration. A proposal before the county planning commission seeks to change the county’s comprehensive plan […]

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Houston… No, Sacramento: We Have a Problem

If you haven’t seen any monarch butterflies this season, here’s why

The title of this piece was a common statement back in the ’70s and ’80s, when NASA was doing all it could to place men and machinery in space. It also became a common statement for all kinds of problems in our societyโ€”and now I use it to bring attention to a problem that people […]

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They’re on the Move!

On birds in winter, and all those robins you’re seeing right now

If you haven’t seen them, you’re either not paying attention, or you’re really busy doing something else. It’s really hard to miss them, especially if they’re pooping all over your deck like they are at my place, or on your car if it’s parked under the juniper tree at the edge of your driveway. Robins! […]

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