Bees Build Open Hive. Tragedy Follows Cold Winter
Bees at Indian Creek Nature Center abandoned a hive that swarmed to form an open condominium on a tree. Richard Hull found the hive about a mile away, with seven honey layers and entwined grape vines. Center naturalist Barb Perkinson notes the colony likely perished from exposure to wind and freezing temperatures. the Hulls cut the branch and plan to donate the hive for display.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Barb Perkinson
Richard Hull
Ridgemore Drive
Hulls
Ridgemore
Hull
Perkinson
Ellen Hull
Fisheree Cancelled at Lake Macbride
The last ice fisheree of the season planned for Sunday by the Wild Life Outdoor Club has been canceled due to thin ice. The event at Lake Macbride had been postponed earlier for the same reason.
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Wild Life Outdoor Club
Lake Macbride
Dubuque Man Leads Iowa Sierra Club Chapter
Richard Worm of Dubuque elected chairman of the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club. He previously served on the Executive Committee and led the White Pine Group. Dennis Nicholson of Van Meter steps down after five years and becomes chapter administrator. A series of new officers and re-elected leaders are named across Iowa chapters.
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Richard Worm
Dubuque
Iowa
The
Sierra Club
Worm
White Pine
Dennis Nicholson
van Meter
Nicholson
Des Moines
Diane Ford
Corydon
Wallace Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Tom Tierney
Fort Dodge
Kathy Bond
LaVenne Arendsee
Em Merulla
Marion
Legisla
Don Reese
Turin
Luella Reese
Claire Patin
Indianola
Sam Gooden
Grundy Center
Lorraine Rovig
Richard Alman
Springville
Taxpayers could earmark funds for endangered species
A Nebraska bill would let individuals designate on state income tax returns that $1, $5 or $10 be directed to a Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Fund, dedicating revenue to wildlife protection.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
This 'civilian' is a police dog
Irvine officers adopt a bouvier des Flandres named Barr as a police dog partner. The breed’s size and shaggy look surprise locals, but handlers praise its restraint and power. Barr and other boives work in Orange Colton Montclair Redlands, with Capt. Peart noting its friendly appearance and quick adjustment after incidents.
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Steve Emmons
Los Angeles Times
Irvine
Calif
Jeff Love
Barr
Love
West Coast
East
Midwest
Europe
Bouviers
Canine Corps
California
Orange
Colton
Montclair
Redlands
Belgium
Flanders
Dan Pitocco
Orange Police Department
King
Lewis Nelson
Dan LaMaster
Rin Tin Tin
John Nelson
Leo Peart
Steve Glass
One of the Stars Marmot Highlight at Northern Rockies Program
Bill Desmarais of Cedar Rapids presents Wildlife of the Northern Rockies as part of Armchair Adventures at the Indian Creek Nature Center Sunday at 2 p.m. The slide program features a yellow bellied marmot as a standout. Call 362-0664 for information.
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Bill Desmarais
Rockies
Indian Creek Nature Center
Northern Rockies
Cedar Rapids
Call
Iowa Wild Turkey Federation Plans Cedar Rapids Convention
The Iowa Wild Turkey Federation annual meeting and state convention take place Friday and Saturday March 4-5 at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel in Cedar Rapids. Highlights include the 1983 All Iowa Turkey Calling Contest and an Art Auction and banquet. Seminars on wild turkey calling hunting and biology run 9 am to 1:30 pm with experts Dick Kirby Shirley Grenoble and Carl Brown. Reservations via Jim Loynachan 917 Main St Adel IA 515 993 4135.
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Iowa Wild Turkey Federation
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Richard L. Adkins
Adel
Adkins
Larry Anderson
Des Moines
Dick Kirby
Orchard Park
N.Y
Shirley Grenoble
Sayre
Carl Brown
Edgefield
S. C
National Wild Turkey Federation
Jim Loynachan
Main St
Iowa
Briney Named to Bear Archery Bowhunting Council
Larry Briney of Larry's Archery Shop in Cedar Rapids area has been named to the Bear Archery Bowhunting Council for Eastern Iowa in recognition of contributions to archery. The council promotes outdoor ethics, conservation, and testing new gear.
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Larry Briney
Larry
66Th Ave
Iowa
Bear Archery
Bowhunting
Fred Bear Briney
Free Rock Island Preserve hike led by Debi Keller
Linn County Conservation Board naturalist Debi Keller will lead a free hike through Rock Island Preserve west of Cedar Rapids on Saturday February 26 from 9 30 to 11 am. Participants will observe plant patterns in the prairie relics and call 362 0664 for details.
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Debi Keller
Linn County Conservation Board
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Keller
Turkey hunting clinic with Ben Rodgers Lee at St Ambrose
Five time world champion turkey caller Ben Rodgers Lee will host a wild turkey hunting clinic Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the South Hall Dining Room at St Ambrose College. Tickets at the door are 5, youngsters under 12 free. The program includes two films a lecture and live demonstrations of hunting and calling techniques.
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Ben Rodgers Lee
South Hall
St. Ambrose College
Davneport
Western Bass Planning Five Tournaments in Missouri and Kentucky
The Western Bass Fishing Association announces five tournaments in Missouri and Kentucky this year marking its first venture into Bass Masters territory. Bass Masters is headquartered in the Southeast and runs events in the South East and Midwest. Local state authorities noted the expansion.
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Western Bass Fishing Association, Inc
Missouri
Kentucky
Western Bass
Bass Masters
Bass Anglers’ Sportsmen Society
Midwest
Hearing set on Lake Macbride boat motor size limit
A public hearing is scheduled for March 3 in Des Moines to decide if Lake Macbride’s outboard motors should keep a 6 hp limit or be raised to 10 hp. Rep. Richard Warn filed a petition from 295 Johnson and Linn County residents opposing the prior year increase citing erosion, silting, fishing impact, and safety concerns.
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Des Moines
Lake Macbride
Solon
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Wallace
Richard Warn
D-Solon
Johnson and Linn County
Varn
Coralville
Iowa
Salon
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Highway 76
East Berlin
San Diego
Tokyo
Mar Mac School
Toni Kann
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Lake of the Ozarks
Table Rock Lake
Stockton Lake
Truman Lake
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