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Bears emerging from hibernation; cause for preparation, not alarm

...compost or garbage." Spring is a good time for residents who live close to bear habitat to check their property for food sources that could attract bears. "When human-related food is easy to find, bears stop seeking their natural foods...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2013-04-11/bears-emerging-hibernation-cause
Outdoors
Legacy funds will be used to enhance water quality

...collaborated on a study that identified tullibee lakes as high value water resources to protect. Tullibee are the favorite food source for walleyes, muskies and northern pike. Tullibee require cold and clean water to survive. This project connects...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-11-30/legacy-funds-will-be-used-enhanc
Outdoors
Subsidies gone, ethanol will stand or fall on its own

...why is America still bent on forcing corn-based fuel on consumers? Rather than use a food source to create fuel, why not draw on known non-food source oil and preserve corn for animal and human consumption. More jobs would be created in the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-06-06/subsidies-gone-ethanol-will-stand
Opinion
What is the purpose of native aquatic plants along a shoreline?

...plants not eaten directly by waterfowl support many insects and other aquatic invertebrates that serve as important food sources for migratory birds and their young. Emergent aquatic vegetation also provides nesting cover for a variety of waterfowl...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-06-18/what-purpose-native-aquatic-plan
Outdoors
Foul water for waterfowl - and much more

...in reservoir systems that become flooded. Different food sources are opened up to them - frogs, whatever. Any kind of shallow, warm-water species is taking advantage of new food sources. They've just moved to different places."And the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-06-29/foul-water-waterfowl-and-much-mo
Outdoors
It's time to rethink ethanol program

...on a schedule which reached 36 million gallons of biofuels by 2022, including 16 billion gallons of ethanol from non food sources like cellulose and algae. There is no effective production process for biofuels from cellulose and algae, and actual...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-07-27/its-time-rethink-et
Guest Columns
Area whitefish die-off: 'Population is not at risk so not to worry'

...and walleyes."This changes some of the population dynamics," Carlson said. "They (ciscos) are an energetic food source and it will change the dynamics of that system."There are indications that this may not be a widespread problem in...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2012-08-17/area-whitefish-die-population-no
Outdoors
Birdscaping for winter

...habitat to increase the number and variety of birds and wildlife to enjoy?This program will focus on seed and other food sources for those birds that stay with us over the winter months. You will also learn about what birds can be attracted to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-08/birdscaping-winter
News
Local briefs

...habitat to increase the number and variety of birds and wildlife to enjoy?This program will focus on seed and other food sources for those birds that stay with us over the winter months. You will also learn about what birds can be attracted to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-08/brainerd-school-board-candidate-foru
News
CLC Ag Center bio-fuels project: Going with the grain

...beginning for the Staples campus to create a fuel source for its farm machinery that is used at the Ag Center and a food source high in protein for local livestock growers.The small scale bio-fuels project is being conducted to test the "Distributed...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-15/clc-ag-center-bio-fuels-project-goin
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