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7 State Parks for Fall Colors and Birding

10,000 Birds

Rocky Fork State Park, Tennessee. There are 2,037 acres to explore, including miles of abandoned logging roads and hiking trails. Accommodations (100-room lodge, 30 cottages, 105 tent/RV/trailer campsites, and 16 shelters) make for relaxed birding on 12 miles of trails and lakeside. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

Such bills have been introduced in the past by elected officials in Rhode Island, Colorado, and Tennessee, and the first-ever bill for a statewide registry in California was today announced by its sponsor, State Senator Dean Florez. While no state has passed a bill to date, a proposal in Tennessee is currently pending.