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'We're letting him do his own thing'
When a dolphin swam into Bolsa Chica sometime before noon Friday, the wetlands got a surprise visitor. Now, they may have an unintended mascot. Five days and many media stories later, the dolphin still hadn't left the water near Warner Avenue and Pacific...
Tags: Natural Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service , Science, Wetlands, Environmental Issues
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Natural Perspectives: Adventures in snowy Albuquerque
Generally, Vic and I try to avoid flying into the midst of a natural disaster. But sometimes it just happens. If you recall, I was caught in a tornado in April in Tennessee, near Knoxville. Golf ball-sized hail totaled my rental car with hundreds of...Tags: Natural Resources, Science, Arts, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Natural Perspectives: Priority should be preventing extinction
An article in Physorg.com this week reported that a team of scientists from Japan and Russia believe that they may be able to produce a living woolly mammoth within the next five years by a cloning process. Key to their research will be finding an...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Natural Resources, Animals, Ecosystems, Science
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Natural Perspectives: iCan't get enough of birding apps on iPad
I bought myself an iPad 2 about three weeks ago and became instantly addicted. I should point out that Vic and I are long-time PC people, not Apple people. Well, we used to be anyway. Vic switched his desktop computer from a PC to Mac this year, so he'...Tags: Bagels, Foods and Beverages, Starbucks Corp., Central Park, Libraries
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Greer's OC: Sample drinks for a cause
Join Second Chance Pet Adoptions of Huntington Beach for a wine and beer tasting fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Brix Wine Bar in Sunset Beach. The party includes wine and beer tastings, plus snacks. A tax-deductible donation costs $35 per person,...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Sports, Mushrooms, Multi-Sport Events, Honey
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Natural Perspectives: Mr. and Mrs. Wren find home in backyard
The big excitement in our yard is that a pair of house wrens has set up house in our bluebird nest box. Vic and I got the nest box from Friends of Shipley Nature Center last year, but I put it up too late in the season to attract any bluebirds. A male...Tags: Nature, Science, Science and Technology, Spider (animal), Cat (animal)
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Natural Perspectives: Touring the Pacific Marine Mammal Center
The experts tell us that the ocean is now in a La Niņa condition. So instead of being warm, like last winter during the El Niņo, the ocean has cooled below normal. That's the explanation that we're getting for this summer of no summer. A La Niņa condition...Tags: Huntington Beach, San Clemente Island, Animals, Alaska, Nature
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Natural Perspectives: Survey turns into a sea lion rescue
Last Thursday morning, I led a crew of 12 newly hired corps members from the Orange County Conservation Corps on a wildlife survey of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The corps members use checklists and photo identification sheets to identify a number...Tags: Natural Resources, Animals, Nature, Physical Therapists, Science
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Natural Perspectives: A yard certified for birds, bees and butterflies
One of the pleasures that Vic and I enjoy at our home is feeding birds and providing a place where bees and butterflies are welcome. As wild areas shrink due to development, habitat for birds and other wildlife disappears. We do what we can in our yard to...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Nature, Science, Bee (insect), Science and Technology
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Bird population declines
The height of summer beach season at Bolsa Chica State Beach is also the height of nesting season at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. As you're probably aware, California least terns and Western snowy plovers like to nest on sandy beaches. But during the...Tags: Animals, Natural Resources, Road Transportation, Nature, Science
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Animal Kingdom, who fell just short at 2011 Preakness, is headed back to the track
Graham Motion can't help but hear snippets of news coming from Elmont, N.Y., where I'll Have Another is preparing for a shot at the first Triple Crown in 34 years. "It's great for the sport," the Fair Hill-based trainer said. "But for us, it's tough,...
Tags: Triple Crown, Julien Leparoux, Ramon A. Dominguez , John R. Velazquez, Sixteen
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Update:Seney wildfire
A fire in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge (Schoolcraft County) is threatening to burn across the refuge’s northern boundary onto state-managed land. The last known size of the fire is 3,220 acres and containment is estimated at 65 percent at this...
Tags: Natural Resources, Science, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Wildlife
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