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“The Wise Hours” — a review

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Tin House, Portland, Oregon, 297 pp., An Englishwoman, she thought, originally, that she would stay within the British Isles, to see the five or six native species. The Barn Owl Trust places nest boxes on lands of willing farmers who, Darlington says, consider it a “badge of honour” when an owl comes to nest in one. By Miriam Darlington.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

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Part of Boase’s mission here is to piece together the lives and careers of the four women who founded the RSPB, now one of Great Britain’s most powerful and richest nonprofit organizations: Emily Williamson, Eliza Phillips, Winifred, Duchess of Portland, and Boase’s favorite, Etta Lemon. This is where Boase excels.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Located on the outskirts of Portland, OR, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is one of only a handful of urban national wildlife refuges in the country. The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.” This is an Urban Refuge

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