Gerald Durrell Builds World’s First Zoo for Endangered Species
Gerald Durrell, at 46, runs Les Augres Manor zoo on Jersey Channel Islands, the world’s first dedicated to saving endangered species. His 18 books funded the zoo, breeding 93 species and influencing conservation worldwide, as visitors exceed 200,000 annually. Durrell plans reintroduction when species recover.
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Channel Islands
Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Noah
Durrell
Gerald Durrell
Claudius
Zoo
France
Lawrence
Alexandria
Gerald
Margo
Bournemouth
England
Les Augres Manor
Valentine Party Plans For Mid Middletown Seniors
Mid Middletown Senior Citizens host a Valentine party and a week of activities including chorus rehearsal, art class, covered dish luncheons, bingo, crafts, dancing practice, and an advisory board meeting. The article notes additional weekly events and a historical aside about St Johns Island.
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Middletown
Gold Fever Draws Family to Yuba River Dig
Cal Berge, 48, leaves a thriving real estate business with wife Jeanne and their three children to chase gold. They load a tent and $1000 worth of gear for a 160 mile trip to the Yuba River, where Berge found his biggest nugget six years ago while underwater.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Sierra
Cal Berge
Berge
Jeanne
Yuba
Yuba River
Gold fragment described in vivid, imperfect excerpt
An incomplete passage describes a gold fragment the speaker holds in the face with excitement, noting its size like a grape and weight of about one ounce. It mentions a person named Berge, a native of Schenecta- though the text is fragmented and lacks full context.
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Berge
Schenecta
The Weeder's Guide on Winter Leaf Injury
Earl Aronson explains how winter injury causes browning edges and chlorosis in rhododendrons laurel azaleas holly and magnolia. He notes soil acidity, iron, root damage and wind stripping as causes and offers remedies including acid mulch ferrous sulfate pruning and proper watering. Shade trees and crown thinning reduce wind damage and support root growth.
Gold hunting keeps Berge family pursuing river gold in California
Ldy, a World War II veteran, moved to California and settled in the Trinity River area. The Berge family pursues gold for fun, finding nuggets about the size of pumpkin seeds worth $1.50 to $2. Water from melting snow carries gold to river pools acting as natural sluice boxes. The first to reach receding rivers gets the gold, and a return to the same spots each year yields fresh finds. Mining is likened to fishing, requiring knowledge of where to look.
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N.Y
California
Trinity River
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