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- 'Lady Bird's legacy lives on at wildflower center (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
I have to admit - I always have been a bit wistful for the days when the National Wildflower Research Center was in my old stomping grounds in Del Valle. When Lady Bird started it, the center was in the Colorado River's Hornsby Bend area, or just a hop, skip and a jump from where I grew up.
'Federal biologists test North Dakota ducks for bird flu (The Bismarck Tribune)
UPHAM (AP) - Federal biologists have tested ducks at a northern North Dakota wildlife refuge as part of a bird flu surveillance effort.
'Boy Scouts transfer land to bird sanctuary (The Marion Star)
MARION - The Heart of Ohio Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Ohio Bird Sanctuary announced the completion of an agreement that transfers ownership of 52 acres of land at Camp Avery Hand from the Boy Scouts to the Ohio Bird Sanctuary.
'Project to help Indonesia tackle bird flu finally takes off (Straits Times)
A JOINT project between Indonesia, Singapore and the US to boost Jakarta's ability to curb the spread of bird flu is finally taking off almost two years after it was conceived.
'Germany Slaughter Planned for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
German authorities said Friday that more than 200,000 ducks would be slaughtered at two farms in Bavaria after tests indicated the presence of the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
'Bird cull begins in Germany (The Globe and Mail)
Tens of thousands of birds at two farms are being culled as a protective measure against deadly bird flu strain
'Bird Droppings Force Park Closure (WSMV Nashville)
Bird droppings have forced Nashville to close a downtown park.
'Bird Droppings Force Park Closure (WPSD Paducah)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bird droppings have forced Nashville to close a downtown park. The droppings are all over the sidewalks, benches and bushes and have created a health hazard in a small park across the street from the main library.
'Foundation expecting $2 million sale of bird works (Portage Daily Register)
Baraboo ? The International Crane Foundation stands to receive up to $2 million at auction next month after inheriting one of the country's most significant and best-hidden collections of rare bird art and books from a Chicago philanthropist last year.Brooks McCormick, chief executive officer of the International Harvester Co. and a longtime Crane Foundation supporter, willed his entire ...
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