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Brad Viles recently posted a great article, “Safe hiking tips offered for fall’s changing weather,” for bangordailynews.com.  Viles, of Maine, writes with the intent of making your next hike safer and more comfortable, offering tips on more than just what to wear.

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Many are familiar with the end result of a pole and fishing gear, but what about the before the catch?  How much do people know about the life cycles of fish?  An upcoming Idaho program will equip students to experience the process from the beginning.

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Six new LED light fixtures have recently been added to streets in Lansing, Michigan as a an expansion of its ongoing trial of LED streetlights, reports LEDs Magazine.

Originally, the Lansing Board of Water and Light (LBWL) erected 17 LED-based street lamps over roads and sidewalks in 2007.  Now, the LBWL is considering drastically expanding the trial in order to determine if it will replace its current 34,000 lamps with LED models.

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Can cascading water from four man-made waterfalls in the New York Harbor dance in the “moonlight” every second they’re erect—even on dark, cloudy nights? Certainly not. Well, save L.E.D. light technology, of course.

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It’s Halloween night, and scary sights lurk around every corner.  Ghosts and goblins, werewolves and witches, villains and vampires—all these frightful figures are so dark and spooky, especially during this haunting holiday.  Well, as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) reports, there’s one creepy creature that’s been getting a bad rap.

Sarah Barnes, wildlife diversity biologist with ODFW, says that bats have been unfairly portrayed as scary or dangerous.  “Nothing could be further from the truth,” she says. “Bats play an important role in a healthy ecosystem.”

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