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Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Bridgeport Ranger District.Located just north of Sweetwater Summit on Highway 338 between Bridgeport and Wellington, Sweetwater Flat is about 25 minutes drivetime from Bridgeport. According to Sage-Grouse Project Coordinator Monique Nelson, Sweetwater Flat provides prime breeding and nesting habitat for the Bi-State sage-grouse. "In 2010, the Forest Service removed conifers from the sagebrush ecosystem to promote habitat connectivity and remove trees that provide perches for sage-grouse predators," Nelson said. "Many small conifers are now coming up in the treated area and are ready for us to do project maintenance by cutting down new seedlings and saplings to prevent new perches from establishing."Nelson said the area is fairly open and flat so it amounts to wandering through the sagebrush looking for any small trees and when found, using loppers or hand saws to cut them at the ground surface."We plan to enjoy the fall morning out on Sweetwater Flat starting at 9 a.m. and ending around noon," Nelson said. "We will provide snacks, water, and some hand tools (loppers and hand saws). Please bring your own appropriate gloves, footwear, clothing, and sun protection. Also, bring your own ... (The Record-Courier)
The Metropolitan Council pitched in $100,000 in transit-oriented development money for the planning and design of St. Paul-based Wellington Management’s a href="http://finance-commerce.com/2017/06/wellington-plans-to-bu... (Finance and Commerce)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — When researchers traveled to a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, they were astonished to find an estimated 38 million pieces of trash washed up on the beaches.Almost all of the garbage they found on Henderson Island was made from plastic. There were toy soldiers, dominos, toothbrushes and hundreds of hardhats of every shape, size and color.The researchers say the density of trash was the highest recorded anywhere in the world, despite Henderson Island’s extreme remoteness. The island is located about halfway between New Zealand and Chile and is recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.Jennifer Lavers, a research scientist at Australia’s University of Tasmania, was lead author of the report, which was published Tuesday in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”Most Read StoriesSale! Get 90% off digital access.Lavers said Henderson Island is at the edge of a vortex of ocean currents known as the South Pacific gyre, which t... (The Seattle Times)
