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Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:30 MDT

Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes

By ANGELA K. BROWN and JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 07:38PM MDT

Granbury, Texas • Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 13 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens. On Thursday, authorities combed through debris in Granbury, while residents awaited the chance to see what was left of their homes. Witnesses described the two badly hit neighborhoods as unrecognizable, with homes ripped from founda...

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At Coral Pink Sand Dunes, more room for rare beetle, less for ORVs

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:15:36 MDT

At Coral Pink Sand Dunes, more room for rare beetle, less for ORVs

By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 6, 2013 09:15AM MDT

State and federal officials are expanding conservation zones in the Coral Pink Sand Dunes to further protect a rare beetle, narrowing the portion of the dunes available to off-road vehicles. Announced Friday, the move is hoped to secure additional habitat for the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The agency is to decide by the end of September whether to list the beetle as threatened. Such a ...

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Saving Utah’s sage grouse

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Saving Utah’s sage grouse

By mark salvo and allison jones

Updated May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Greater sage grouse endure icy winters and blazing summers on the high desert, subsisting on little more than wildflowers and tiny, bitter sagebrush leaves. Some flocks migrate over a hundred miles annually between summer and winter habitat. But every spring they arrive faithfully to their dancing grounds, called leks, to stage flamboyant mating displays. The largest grouse in North America, sage grouse are amazing birds. Nineteenth century travelers reported seeing huge flocks of sage grouse th...