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5,000-6,000 Christmas Trees to be Dropped in Bayou Sauvage
ABC26 NewsChristmas trees collected as part of the program to create new marsh habitat will be airlifted into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday. The Louisiana Air National Guard will drop 5,000-6,000 trees that were gathered curbside in Orleans...Tags: Rivers, Orleans Parish, Wetlands, Religious Festivals, Wildlife
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Gates at Bayou Lamoque Freshwater Diversion in Plaquemines Parish Opened to Minimize Oil Impact
ABC26 NewsToday wildlife and coastal officials opened gates at the Bayou Lamoque freshwater diversion in Plaquemines Parish, allowing water to flow from the Mississippi River into wetlands adjacent to Black Bay and Breton Sound at an estimated 7,500 cubic feet...Tags: Rivers, Louisiana, Wetlands, Bodies of Water, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Hungry weevils welcome
Staff reporterOn Bayou Des Allemands, Mark Frazier recalls growing up along the waterway. "This was all clear. We used to swim." It's not all clear anymore. A plant called giant salvinia lines the banks, several feet wide at some points. The plants can kill fish,...Tags: Rivers, Science, Death, Biology, Bodies of Water
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Lacombe Toddler Drowned in Illegal Pond
Sheldon Fox (Lacombe) Twenty-two-year-old Marie Sturm's worst nightmare is a reality. Her two-year-old daughter, Lizzy, is dead after drowning in a mud-filled hole steps away from their front porch in Lacombe. Family members said it happened...Tags: Christianity, Crimes, Children, Crime, Law and Justice, Death
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Businesses worry algae will slow traffic
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsLocal businesses are worried blue green algae will affect foot traffic during Memorial Day weekend. Residents who live near Marion Reservoir say they usually see a lot of people this time of the year, but haven't seen many people yet. - Click here for...Tags: Business, Memorial Day
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Eagle Mountain ranks among North Texas' deadliest lakes
The 33 NewsSome of the smalles lakes in North Texas may also be the most deadly and that comes as a surprise to Brandn Yeager, who has taken his share of bass from Eagle Mountain Lake. "That really comes as a surprise because we don't have the wake boarders and...Tags: Memorial Day
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A Guide To Fishing In The Area
The Hartford CourantFreshwater TROUT: Spring trout stocking season is winding down. Trout stocking in western CT finishes this week and eastern CT stockings finish up next week.Conditions should be good for this weekend in rivers and streams. Flows are generally moderate...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Stamford, Branford, Long Island Sound, Housatonic River
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Schaumburg swans, Louis and Serena, have cygnets early
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsLouis and Serena – Schaumburg’s geese-repelling swans – have new additions to their ever-growing family. The mated mute swans who spend their summers at the …... -
Small seaplane crashes in Lake Jesup
No serious injuries were reported after a seaplane crashed in Lake Jesup in Seminole County this morning, officials said. The pilot was the only person aboard and suffered only minor cuts and scrapes, officials said. Seminole County Sheriff's Office...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Testing the water
As the lakefront officially opens to swimmers Friday, the Lake Michigan shoreline joins the cutting edge in the war on bacteria after decades of using day-old water samples to decide whether to close beaches.
In Chicago, the Park District will use a...Tags: Beaches, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ear Infection, E. coli Infection
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Fish for Free on Memorial Day in Pennsylvania
Memorial Day is Fish For Free Day in Pennsylvania. On Monday, both residents and non-residents of Pennsylvania can take advantage of fishing on Pennsylvania's waterways without needing a license to catch or harvest fish. If you've got relatives coming in...
Tags: Fishing Forecast, Holidays, Forestry and Timber, Weather, Bowmanstown
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Outdoors: Bluegill bonanza revs up
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentGet out the bubble bobbers, floats, black flies, small hooks and split shot. The bluegill bonanza is on. From southwest Michigan to Kosciusko County, bluegills are pouring into the shallows of area lakes to spawn. "I haven't heard of any lake where the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Ohio River, Fishing
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