Bald eagles and migratory songbirds gained a few more acres of permanently protected landscape along the Rappahannock River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it bought 178 acres in Richmond County and received a conservation easement on 90-acres in Essex County.
He made his mark at Microsoft as head of the company's worldwide sales force at a time when it seemed everyone hated the company - most of all its customers. In 2 1/2 years Kevin Johnson achieved a miracle: He turned Microsoft's customer satisfaction numbers around.
GREENBURGH - The Greenburgh Nature Center is the new home for two injured raptors that were once on the federal endangered species list. The bald eagles, named Marahute and Olivaris by the staff, became viewable to the public this month in the center's "Birds of Prey Aviators" exhibit.
The following students were honored at the 2008 Kentucky's National History Day state contest, held April 26 in Frankfort at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Students submitted projects in various categories, with topics ranging from local and state history to American and world history. Visit www.history.ky.gov/programs for a complete list of winners. Clark County:
Lyon County's Bald Mountain will get a 2,000-acre haircut thanks to U.S. Forest Service crews, who will be conducting a prescribed fire on public land through May 30.
This month's listing of the polar bear as a threatened species was the biggest victory in the 19-year history of Tucson's Center for Biological Diversity.
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