Peeling Back The Bark
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“I Would Have Sold it for a Candy Bar” (Weeks Act Series)
By Guest Contributor on July 14, 2011To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act, we’ve asked Dr. Bob Healy of Duke University’s Nicholas School for the Environment and co-author of classic book, The Lands Nobody Wanted, to write a series of blog …
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Smokey Bear’s Fire Prevention All-Stars
By James Lewis on July 12, 2011Tonight’s MLB All-Star game in fire-prone Arizona reminds us that Smokey Bear had his own All-Star team back in the 1980s (back when the Pittsburgh Pirates used to have winning seasons). During spring training, Smokey—a Hall of Fame-caliber manager if …
