Portrait of an artist: Polly Ernst copes through creativity
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:03:00 GMT
Polly Fargher Ernst found herself up a tree staying home all day looking after her husband, she branched out into bark art. Ernst has been collecting bark from the imposing Chinese elm tree in her front yard to make recycled handicrafts like picture
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San Juan passes loud music, noise ordinance
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:50:00 GMT
KGBT HOT LINKS Photo: 1 of 2 Show caption See larger image Read more: Local, Crime, Noise Ordinance, Loud Music, Loud Parties, Mufflers, San Juan, Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas A noise ordinance is now in effect in the City of San Juan.
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The Sound of Pest Control
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:00 GMT
new control product, but I recently read about a group of scientists taking a unique approach to battling bark beetle infestation. Researchers at Northern Arizona University's (NAU) School of Forestry have discovered an unusual, and seemingly effective,
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Nature Notes from Feb. 25
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:46:00 GMT
amount of daylight makes for lighter days. Sunlight is mostly reflected off snow, but not off dark tree bark, which absorbs heat from the lengthening light and slowly radiates it back to the surrounding snow. The melted snow may extend out from trees
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