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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:25:28 -0700

Here are a selection of brief news items from this weeks paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didnt make it in the paper.

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:20:03 -0700

If I do nothing else this summer, I will at least have helped to make a wildflower meadow. I feel pretty good about it, for flower meadows are in short supply. And the job is not at all easy. To make a new meadow, you first have to find an old one and take some of the seed. Then, having raked out most of the grass stalks, you rush the loot to the barn before it turns to compost. There you spread ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:42:31 -0700

Dear EarthTalk: I've noticed that wildflower blooms in the mountains have been coming earlier and earlier in recent years. Is this a sign of global warming? And what does this mean for the long term survival of these hardy yet rare plants? - Ashley J., via e-mail