Guest Column: Microchips for dogs, cats;and bills aimed at firearms

Guest Column: Microchips for dogs, cats;and bills aimed at firearms By Kelly P. Champlin Gun owners have been saying it for years:
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The barn owl: Nature’s Pied Piper

The barn owl: Nature’s Pied Piper By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist The barn owl, or monkey-faced owl, may be called a “flying
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Patrol the path or close it

Patrol the path or close it By Rod Myers, Naturalist In my last story, “Many Old Faces”, I told of the trees
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Redefining ‘agriculture’

Redefining ‘agriculture’ By Bob Sampson, Extension Communications Specialist, U of I College of ACES URBANA—A new definition of “agriculture” is being created
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Spring time is a tough time for many asthma, allergy sufferers

Spring time is a tough time for many asthma, allergy sufferers By Spring is that time of year when most people embark
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Competition for college students

Competition for college students By Julie Steller, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network The Gift of Hope Organ and
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AAA Chicago to recycle old car batteries in honor of Earth Day

AAA Chicago to recycle old car batteries in honor of Earth Day By AURORA—AAA Chicago will observe Earth Day, April 22, by
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Young At Heart Pageant May 10

Young At Heart Pageant May 10 By The Young At Heart Pageant will be May 10 at the Loves Park City Hall
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OTW named one of top three festivals in Illinois

OTW named one of top three festivals in Illinois By Illinois’ largest music festival is also one of Illinois’ favorites! On the
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Limited number of vendor spaces for Garden Fair Extravaganza

Limited number of vendor spaces for Garden Fair Extravaganza By Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden invites phone calls from vendors wishing to
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The search for an effective repellent

The search for an effective repellent By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Ever since prehistoric times, man has been searching for an effective
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Guest Column: Adventure in Rockford

Guest Column: Adventure in Rockford By Allen Penticoff So often we travel far away to explore, recreate, and just plain get out
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Many old faces

Many old faces By Rod Myers, Naturalist I recently strolled along a river in a Winnebago County forest preserve where I saw
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Two-week archaeological field school workshops offered

Two-week archaeological field school workshops offered By William Rainey Harper College’s Summer Archaeological Program is offering two sessions of a field school
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Rockford roots of Nature Preserves system to be celebrated

Rockford roots of Nature Preserves system to be celebrated By Conservationists from throughout the Midwest will converge on Rockford on May
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50 & Over Softball League

50 & Over Softball League By Troy DeCook, Rockford Park District Are you tired of waiting for it to be the Chicago
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A new Jane tooth stirs debate

A new Jane tooth stirs debate By Rod Myers, Naturalist The discovery of a new Jane tooth and the overlooking of one
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Some bugs are ‘buggier’ than others

Some bugs are ‘buggier’ than others By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist To most people any insect is a bug, but to a
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Meet Rockford’s youth cross country team: The Rockford Wildcats

Meet Rockford’s youth cross country team: The Rockford Wildcats By Nancy Baliga and Mike Mapes, Contributing Writers The Rockford Wildcats is a
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The badger game

The badger game By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Participating in the old badger game usually means using dishonest tricks to lure a
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The benevolent toad

The benevolent toad By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Some years ago a government biologist estimated that each toad in North America was
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No to bowhunting

No to bowhunting By Rod Myers, Naturalist Once again, the bowhunters are trying to get permission to hunt in Winnebago County forest
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License to support youth programs at park district

License to support youth programs at park district By For years, park districts in Illinois have provided vital youth programs. These programs
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Controlling West Nile viral encephalitis outbreaks

Controlling West Nile viral encephalitis outbreaks By Linn David Haramis, Ph.D., Entomologist/Vector Control Program Manager During 2002, there was an outbreak of
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On the trail of the great northern pike

On the trail of the great northern pike By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist “They are mere machines for the assimilation of other
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Moon croon

Moon croon By Rod Myers, Naturalist It won’t be long before spring is here. The sky is getting brighter, and even as
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Fields Project in search of farm families

Fields Project in search of farm families By The Fifth Annual Fields Project, planned for June 14-22, is recruiting farm families to
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Home Depot provides training

Home Depot provides training By Home Depot is again working with Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. (YouthBuild Rockford), to complete the third phase
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Web Exclusive: Conference targets new feedlot regulations, technologies

Web Exclusive: Conference targets new feedlot regulations, technologies By Urbana—Livestock producers face new Concentrated Animal Feedlot Operations (CAFO) regulations, passed in 2002.
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Powerful medicine

Powerful medicine By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Being landlocked here in the Midwest, hundreds of miles from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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The Fields Project—Bringing artists and agriculture together

The Fields Project—Bringing artists and agriculture together By The Fields Project is now in its fifth year of bringing artists and agriculture
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‘Jane’ probably had feathers

‘Jane’ probably had feathers By Rod Myers At PaleoFest 2003, I asked Peter Larson, the world-renowned paleontologist and director of the
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Outdoor Show Dates

Outdoor Show Dates By lMarch 14-16—Rutabaga’s Canoecopia, Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, Madison, Wis., (608) 267-3976. l March 14-23—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Time to put up nets at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory!

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Time to put up nets at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory! By It may still be winter, but spring migration of
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Where have all the ammonites gone?

Where have all the ammonites gone? By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist The dinosaurs are undoubtedly the most famous of extinct animals, and
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PaleoFest 2003 and what Jane might do

PaleoFest 2003 and what Jane might do By Rod Myers, Naturalist See Jane run to the bank. See Jane deposit millions of
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A fish that wears a suit of armor

A fish that wears a suit of armor By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist One day last summer while fishing in the Rock
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Breathe deep the gathering gloom

Breathe deep the gathering gloom By Rod Myers, Naturalist Recently I witnessed something I’d never seen before. It was the exhaled breaths
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Earnhardt Daytona legacy expanded even more

Earnhardt Daytona legacy expanded even more By Phil Pash The legacy of the late Dale Earnhardt grew even more last week. The NASCAR
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Not all leeches are lecherous

Not all leeches are lecherous By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Does the very thought of a leech make your skin crawl? It
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New scud invading Illinois River

New scud invading Illinois River By Gary Beaumont, University of Illinois College of ACES Urbana—Another exotic species, a scud or sideswimmer, has
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Owl never leave you

Owl never leave you By Rod Myers, Naturalist In my last article, I talked about raptors in Rockford. The best and biggest
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JULIE, Inc. hosts statewide contractor safety meetings

JULIE, Inc. hosts statewide contractor safety meetings By Representatives of the Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators (JULIE, Inc.) announced recently that
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Gardeners: Adopt-A-Plot at the Nygren Preserve

Gardeners: Adopt-A-Plot at the Nygren Preserve By Cold, dreary days of northern Illinois make many gardeners and “wannabe gardeners” long for the
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Your Valentine + an adopted manatee = true love

Your Valentine + an adopted manatee = true love By Are you looking for a unique way to say you care this
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The weasel, a stealthy hunter that changes its fur coat

The weasel, a stealthy hunter that changes its fur coat By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist The long-tailed weasel is a beautifully adapted
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Rockford winter raptor report

Rockford winter raptor report By Rod Myers, Naturalist Rockford has birds of prey living throughout its neighborhoods this winter. My parents’ neighborhood,
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Ten free flowering trees from Arbor Day Foundation

Ten free flowering trees from Arbor Day Foundation By Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person who joins The
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Fishing & hunting collectibles show this weekend

Fishing & hunting collectibles show this weekend By It’s the middle of winter, and the ice is still very thick. Cabin fever
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The groundhog’s claim to fame

The groundhog’s claim to fame By Robert A. Hedeen, Naturalist Frequently during the warm months of the year, I notice a large,
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