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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

10,000 Birds

The economic impact of refuge visitation is broad: Recreational visitors pay for recreation through entrance fees, lodging near the refuge, and purchases from local businesses for items to pursue their recreational experience. Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. million in activity and 19 jobs.

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Birding the Battlefields

10,000 Birds

Now, he’s sharing some information sure to improve your experience of American historical sites… When I’m not writing about sports teams and bird logos , birding ephemera , or stumbling into first state records , I’m helping protect Civil War-related national parks with the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association in DC.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. The Newsweek article also reports that year before last, a Maryland woman breast-feeding in a Starbucks was asked to move to a restroom if she wanted to continue feeding her baby. How sick and twisted is that. Never mind that restrooms aren't the most sanitary of places to feed one's baby.

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