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NREL Partners With Chilkat Indian Village To Improve Housing in Klukwan, Alaska

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A team of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers and Tribal staff gathered around the wood stove in Charlie Spud’s home, trying to figure out why it was not drawing air. “Every time I turn on the bath fan, the stove backdrafts,” said Spud, 61, who built the home 13 … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now

One man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin

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One man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin

By Jeff Robbins, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

If you’ve never tasted the fruit from a pawpaw tree, you’re not alone. Due to its extremely short shelf life that renders the fruit edible for only days after being picked, pawpaw is an all-too-rare treat.

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