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Permission sought for Hebridean guga hunt to take place this year
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (380+ words) Permission has been sought for a traditional hunt of young seabirds to take place on an uninhabited Hebridean island later this summer. For centuries, gannets have been killed for their meat during an annual hunt on Sula Sgeir, a small…...
New Fee For Boaters At This Jersey Shore Beach
14+ hour, 9+ min ago (162+ words) ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, NJ " Boaters entering Island Beach State Park from Tices Shoal or Barnegat Bay will now have to pay a fee. Those visitors will have to pay $3 in cash as of July 1, Island Beach State Park shared…...
PHRAGMENTS FROM PHYLLIS: Ah, the beach is a terrific respite
1+ day, 59+ min ago (318+ words) Left at the end of the week in Edisto are, from left, puppy Oliver, Payton Brown, Chandler Morris and. Aden Brown Never fearful in Edisto neighborhoods are the deer. This beauty enjoys some dis added watermelon. Grandson Thomas Britt watches…...
Into the high country: A night below Mount Adams
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (715+ words) Well, Mother Nature always wins. A two-night adventure to the Morrison Creek Campground, a mere 2. 6 miles from the timberline of Mount Adams, was cut short to a one night stay after high wind, rain and temperatures dropping to freezing for…...
Beach cleanup July 5th Heceta Beach Park in Florence
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (219+ words) Fireworks are an integral part of the Fourth of July. Oregon state laws allow certain fireworks to be bought and used but NO fireworks are allowed on county, state or federal lands such as parks, wilderness areas, forests or beaches....
Reflections from 18 Miles Through NH's Rugged White Mountains
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (546+ words) Total Miles: 18 miles Pace: 58: 15 per mile Elevation Gain: 7, 740 ft Elevation Loss: 7, 605 ft High Point: 5, 253 ft Peaks Bagged: Little Haystack Mountain (4, 725 ft), Mount Lincoln (5, 089 ft), Mount Lafayette (5, 250 ft), Mount Garfield (4, 413 ft), Galehead Mountain (4, 006 ft) Welcome to the third Mountain Hardwear x…...
Huge lion's mane jellyfish spotted off Cape Cod in unusually high numbers
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (974+ words) When underwater archaeologist Brandon Clifford recently arrived at the Whydah Galley excavation site off Wellfleet, it wasn't the 18th-century pirate ship wreckage below that had his attention first. It was the swarm of lion's mane jellyfish pirouetting through the water…...
Kitzb'hel - Tyrol's longest flow trail opens in Kirchberg
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (433+ words) Family-friendly, sustainable, and with breathtaking panoramic views: Tyrol's longest flow trail, the new Kirchberg Trail, has opened. The approximately ten-kilometer-long route caters to a wide audience " from families and leisurely riders to ambitious, sporty bikers. After just 12 months of construction,…...
Seaside: Sea water is clean and safe for swimming and recreation
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (405+ words) vijesti. me Seaside: Sea water is clean and safe for swimming and recreation "The results of the analysis showed that at 79, 8 percent of locations, seawater was of excellent quality, at 12, 3 percent of locations it was of good quality, and at…...
State: Act responsibly when visiting Masonboro Island this holiday
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (151+ words) NEW HANOVER COUNTY " People flock to the largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast each Fourth of July. As such, the state is asking boaters to mind their messes and act responsibly for public…...