Dike to Protect Swan Quarter
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SWAN QUARTER -- Like waterlogged New Orleans, the tiny village of Swan Quarter is counting on a new dike to keep water out during the next big storm.
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NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 18--The rolling hills that help entice tourists to the North Coast may or may not end up with "starter castles" or other structures on their ridgelines.
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By Stephanie Vosk, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  Sep. 12--MASHPEE -- Around 40 Popponesset residents have signed on to a  suit to fight landowners looking to block passage to an access road to a small  beach known as Popponesset Spit.
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By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 9--BELLINGHAM -- National builder D.R. Horton's project to construct a major housing development on 72 acres in north Bellingham may stall over a disagreement with the city on fixing roads.
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As moisture continues to descend on Wimbledon, you wonder if this is the Swan's lake. You wonder, if the rain ever stops, will this be the Swan's tournament once again?
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By Kent, Joan  La Crosse leaders will start off the new year by considering a proposal directing City Engineer Randy Turtenwald to design barriers for the Riverside Park levee.  The proposal comes three months after the Sept.
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By Glen Warchol, The Salt Lake Tribune  Jan. 30--The growing demand for open space in Salt Lake's suburbs is  driving a bill through the Legislature that would give immunity from lawsuits  to cities and the owners of canals and ditches if a jogger or bicyclist is  injured.
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By Helen Archer  RESIDENTS are fighting to save a playpark which has been earmarked for the building of an office block as part of a massive redevelopment around the site of the Fountainbridge brewery.
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By Hiroko Sato, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 27--DUNSTABLE -- Leah Basbanes talked about it whenever she ran into  her neighbors at the transfer station over the past year.
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Police seal off part of Dam Wood in Croxteth area as Liverpool football club prepares tribute.
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Police and conservation groups join forces to tackle wildlife crime along the Clyde coast.
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 7--RIDGEFIELD -- Two public meetings are scheduled in September to collect comments on a plan for the future of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.   The U.S.
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Former forester Ted Waters, pictured, says a stretch of the Styx River must be replanted with native white pine and fenced to stop seepage on neighbouring properties. He is putting together a proposal for Guardians of the Styx to approach the Christchurch City Council for funding.
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By Tony Henderson Environment Editor  A SEVEN-year project has been set up to protect under-threat wildlife on Northumberland's military training ranges.
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By PETER RANSCOMBE  AS WELL as taking part in this weekend's Wildlife Watch - which begins on Friday and runs until Monday - there are many ways readers can help to protect Scotland's wildlife.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 15--La Crosse officials will consider a request in January to have the city engineer prepare plans for other types of barriers on the Riverside Park levee.