[PDF] Top 20 North Woods Call v 60, no 18, 2013

... People move away from cities because they’re looking in part for better schools, safer streets, and cleaner air. They also want a sense of community and a connection to nature. If we could address these issues in ... See full document

... The trumpeter swan—North America’s largest native waterfowl—her- alds conservation efforts at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Hickory Corners, Michigan. Despite weighing in at 30 pounds with a wingspan of seven ... See full document

... DISTRICT 1 (Marquette) CO Doug Hermanson worked a complaint in Ontonagon County of a subject shooting a deer in a farmer’s field and getting chased off the property. A license plate was obtained by the farmer. CO ... See full document

... Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette in late June filed an amended complaint in the state’s second case against Chesapeake Energy for charges of racketeering and fraud. The complaint was amended to in- clude 12 ... See full document

... Both single and multifamily homes built to the new 2012 en- ergy code standards will save en- ergy and money—lots of it. If Michigan updates its building codes, the state will save nearly $230 million annually by 2030. ... See full document

... until 18 to 24 months old, but now the trouble commenced in the fall following their hatching and con- tinued all winter, culminating in the spring with losses of from 90 to 95 ... See full document

... SCRAP TIRES: The Michigan Department of Environmental Qual- ity (DEQ) has announced $357,450 in grants to clean up several scrap tire sites around the state and fund 27 community cleanup days. The grants will help clean ... See full document

... 2013 RIVERKEEPER: Tess Nelkie, a member of The Anglers of the Au Sable Board of Directors and an active conservationist, has re- ceived the organization’s highest award—Riverkeeper—for 2013. A res- ident of ... See full document

... New Michigan conservation officer recruits are being whipped into fighting shape at the Michigan State Police training facility in Lans- ing. They are now nearly two months into a 22-week academy and still have several ... See full document

... BLUE ECONOMY: A recent Michigan Economic Center Report, “Water, Michigan and the Blue Economy,” discusses ways that the state’s natural water assets—along with related education programs, re- search and technological ... See full document

... Ah, the good old days. We ran across this antique fuel pump last fall outside the general store in Ply- mouth, Vermont. Check out the price—11 cents per gallon, plus three cents tax. We imagine that was the sticker price ... See full document

... YOUTH ADVISORS: The Michigan Department of Natural Re- sources (DNR) is looking for outdoor-minded young men and women as potential additions to the Natural Resources Commission Youth Con- servation Council. Last year, ... See full document

... Veteran Michigan Conservation Officer Jeff Ginn (left) gives instruction to new recruit Saykham Keopha- lychanh, who is one of 23 law enforcement academy graduates undergoing 18 weeks of field training. Like his ... See full document

... PROTESTORS RELEASED: Three women—arrested last July and found guilty Jan. 31 of resisting and obstructing police during a summer 2013 protest of an Enbridge oil pipeline—were released in early March by Ingham ... See full document

... This summer’s week-long Academy of Natural Resources—July 13-18—offered Michigan educators the opportunity to learn about the state's diverse natural resources, discover current trends in resource man- agement and ... See full document

... CO Kyle Bader received in- formation from a MSP trooper that a subject was seen going into the woods with a long gun. The subject was contacted on the way out carrying a crossbow. No firearm was located, but the ... See full document

... While on patrol, CO Mark Pa- pineau was flagged down by an individual who was deer hunting just south of the City of Gladwin. The deer hunter stated that he was hunting from a ground blind when a vehicle full of “kids” ... See full document

... wildlife. Call Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (517-373-3543) and ask him to bring up HB 4993 (the so-called Colorado model for a “wildlife council”) for a ... See full document

... of North Carolina, Third Approximation" (Schafale & Weakley, 1990) and allows for very unique community descriptions and ...Weymouth Woods and divide them based on a more general theme, we would ... See full document

... No Brucella antibodies were detected in any feral pig samples from North Carolina with the exception of the second collection season at Howell Woods. Six samples out of 27 (22%) were seropositive for B. ... See full document