Mid-Winter Waterfowl Inventory in Idaho
Idaho conducts its annual mid-winter waterfowl inventory as the hunting season ends December 27. Conserva tion officers tally on the ground and by air across major concentration points including Lake Lowell, American Falls Reservoir, Mud Lake, Minidoka, C J Strike Reservoir, and Bonner county. The effort averages about 445000 birds since 1945, with a 10 percent margin of error, and relies on coordinated weekly counts from 11 outlet points to provide trend data for management.
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Idaho
Fish and Game Department
Canada
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Lowell
American Falls
Mud Lake
Minidoka
Lake Walcott
C. J. Strike Reservoir
Bonner County
Elwood Bizeau
Snake River
Bizeau
Upper Snake
Market Lake
North Lake
Camas
Middie Snake
Star Lake
Hagerman
Lower Snake
C. J. Strike
Deer Flat Refuge
North Idaho
Nez Perce
Round Lake
Boundary County
St Louis Shaped by French Spanish Roots
The National Geographia Magazine notes St Louis evolved from French and Spanish beginnings before becoming American and distinctly southern, highlighting its role as a U S crossroads.
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St. Louis
United States
National Geographia Magazine
Christmas Eve Candles and Ireland’s Holy Isle Legend
The article recalls Christmas Eve candles across the nation and traces legends from Ireland. It cites a Mary named figure snuffing a large candle and envisions Jesus Mary and Joseph returning to the Holy Isle. It notes no early record of the first use and mentions the Christ Child Candice burned in windows for guidance or atonement.
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Ireland
Mary
Jesus
Joseph
Palestine
Holy Isle
Europe
Christ Child
Candice
The Tree Symbol in Christmas Traditions Origin
The tree symbol predates Christianity with evergreen use in ancient rituals. Druids kept greenery indoors to ward off spirits. Decorating trees at Christmas likely began in Germany in the 16th or 17th century, spreading across Europe and to America, with outdoor trees becoming an American practice via community lightings.
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Druids
Germany
Europe
America
The Christmas Card Origin and Global Spread
The article traces the 1843 English origin of the Christmas card by Henry Cole and John Calcott Horsley, noting a thousand copies sold in London and the postwar spread to the United States credited to Albany merchant R. J. Pease. It highlights Dickens era England and the rise of mass greeting card production by major artists and writers.
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Cole
Royal Academy
John Calcott Horsley
England
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
United States
States
Albany, New York
R. J. Pease
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