Answer: The type of wildlife habitat you develop will depend on the type of farmland, the soil types on the farm and the wildlife you wish to attract. In years past, many of our farms did not have modern equipment to mow all the time, and many grassland species such as rabbits, bobwhite quail, meadowlarks and other songbirds thrived. As our hunting patterns have changed, we also have seen a tremendous upswing in the numbers of raccoons, opossums and skunks across our rural/urban...

Walker said there is a $30 million plan to improve accomodations at the Pass Harbor, which includes doubling the harbor's size, and dredging a deeper channel to give larger shrimp boats easier access. We are killing the seafood industry with these kinds of regulations," Pucheu said. Mayor Brent Warr said his master plan includes an area for shrimp boats in the harbor. Shrimpers Worry They'll Never Return To Gulfport Harbor Between 60 to 80 shrimpers were forced to leave the Gulfport Harbor...

Students interested in a career in fisheries, aquaculture, aquatic science, water quality, resource management or related fields, their parents and high school teachers who would like to attend the open house should contact the Admissions Office at (570)662-4814 or e-mail tsoderbe@mansfield. Lorenzetti said using helicopters makes inspecting high-voltage power lines quick and efficient, and that the helicopters provide an excellent vantage point. The meeting was moved from its normal...

Jude Knowles, a fisherman who is also on the island's local government committee, said the only way people on the island would be able to enjoy the upcoming holiday season, is if the government had "mercy" on the fishermen and hold off on closing the grouper season, which could bring some much-needed revenue to the island. Jude Knowles, a fisherman who is also on the island's local government committee, said the only way people on the island would be able to enjoy the upcoming holiday...

A mix of emotions crosses her face when she talks about selling the photos, but she understands that they are not her son. You get the impression that Buzzy, who would have turned 56 this weekend, could appreciate the way his unfinished childhood passion has come to this happy conclusion. So when he became seriously ill at age 13, his aunt in Texas knew what might brighten his spirits. The photographs began arriving in the mail at the boy's Milwaukee house near 79th and Hampton. He told...

Many environmental and wildlife activist groups have taken pro-wind power positions because the turbines produce electricity without emitting greenhouse gases. Fish & Wildlife technically has no authority over the use of the surrounding land, but the group requested that Wind Capital take a one-mile setback for all wind turbines to avoid disrupting migratory birds and other wildlife that live near the lake. Citizens of Conception and the next-hill-over communities of Conception Junction...