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Mice — little home invaders — are sure sign of fall

Mice — little home invaders — are sure sign of fall

Mice are a huge part of many food chains, notes outdoors columnist who explains that the majority of mice stay outside - despite what you might hear at midnight
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Mushrooms impact 'everything that lives, grows here'

Mushrooms impact 'everything that lives, grows here'

Mushrooms can be used to clean up oil spills, aid in brain advancement and have a host of medicinal uses, says outdoors columnist of popular fungi
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Once rare sandhill cranes are burgeoning in massive flocks

Once rare sandhill cranes are burgeoning in massive flocks

The birds are seen as 'the enemy' by some farmers and efforts are underway to thwart the appetite of hungry cranes, says outdoors columnist
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Basking turtles preparing for a long, cold winter

Basking turtles preparing for a long, cold winter

Did you know turtles exercise 'butt breathing' to get enough oxygen to live throughout the winter? Outdoors columnist has all the dirt on these unique beings
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Life's a 'beech' for these oft-overlooked wildflowers

Life's a 'beech' for these oft-overlooked wildflowers

Keep an eye out for these relatively rare beechdrops, which can only be found in eastern North America, notes outdoors columnist
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Daddy Longlegs belong in a class all their own

Daddy Longlegs belong in a class all their own

Known as harvestmen, these critters are not spiders as they lack the fangs or venom most spiders possess and they don't build webs
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It's a bird! It's a peregrine! It's a duck hawk! Which name is correct?

It's a bird! It's a peregrine! It's a duck hawk! Which name is correct?

Adoption of more 'acceptable common name system' has led some confusion and a lot of name calling, so to speak, says outdoors columnist
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OUTDOORS: Did you know there are woodland fairies that poop sugar?

OUTDOORS: Did you know there are woodland fairies that poop sugar?

Discovery of aphids prompted research that revealed some very interesting characteristics about these unique woodland fairies
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Forecast calls for mostly pessimism with a few drops of optimism

Forecast calls for mostly pessimism with a few drops of optimism

Weather forecasters have a tendency to accentuate the mundane or embellish the boring until it becomes quite exciting, laments columnist
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