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THE GREAT OUTDOORS: The quest for a good trumpeter swan flight shot

There had been a local family of five trumpeter swans (two adults and three juveniles) at one of the local marshes and I was interested in getting some good flight shots of them. The first encounter with them was not…

Rare tapir calf born at Lufkin zoo as officials detail upcoming changes

There are a lot of changes coming to the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin over the next months. LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - There are a lot of changes coming to the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin over the next months. First,…

Great Barrington: Lecture to explore ecological civilization

Author Jeremy Lent will discuss ecocivilization at the Schumacher Center’s 46th annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Saint James Place. Tickets are offered on a sliding scale. The Schumacher Center for New Economics will present its 46th annual E.F. Schumacher…

18 Unexpected Ways Humans Helped Nature Without Trying

Like what we have to say? Add thescroller.net as a preferred source on Google Canals were built to move water, goods, and people, yet many eventually became home to fish, aquatic plants, amphibians, birds, and countless smaller organisms. In…

The US Lakes Where Swans Have Taken Over

During Ohio's aerial waterfowl survey on December 17, 2024, observers counted 4,867 mute swans at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and none at any other site on that day's sheet. That put the entire tally inside Ottawa's Lake Erie marshes, a refuge of roughly…

City and county institute mandatory water conservation order, citing low water level at lake

Shown is a view of Satterwhite Point as of late afternoon Friday. Kerr Lake's water level is around 11 feet lower than normal, revealing old tree trunks, bits of fishing equipment and likely millions of sea shells. Many docks are now…