Great Lakes Now

An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands

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An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands

This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches.

At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before.

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Clean Technica

Boundaries: Kryptonite To Narcissists & Tyrants Of All Sizes

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For months, people have been saying that we need to give Donald Trump (another) chance. Now that he’s been in office again for a few days, it’s pretty clear that he’s no friend to clean technology industries. In this article, I want to discuss the best way to fight back … [continued]

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London Free Press

Bush party killer showed ‘chilling’ bravado posing with gun: Judge

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Convicted murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra’s sentencing on a gun charge was a bit of an academic – and mathematical – exercise. Guerra Guerra, 23, won’t serve any more prison time for possessing a restricted firearm. The 2½-year sentence dealt Thursday to the aspiring rapper convicted this month of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon […]

London Free Press

Sinkhole swallows parked vehicle on Brantford street

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A sinkhole created by a water main break took a parked vehicle out of commission Wednesday morning. A Honda Civic parked on Nelson Street in Brantford sank into the sinkhole that formed. “Earlier this morning, city crews responded to a water main break at this location, which caused instability beneath the roadway and resulted in […]