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The Eyes Have It ○ location. It is prudent, therefore, to keep ○
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quiet until you can see trouble coming,
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which you might not otherwise hear
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s the first hints of dawn pale the ○ above all the racket. ○
eastern sky, a lone bird—per- ○ ○ ○ ○
Ahaps a robin—warbles his ○ ○ ○ ○
morning song. The calls are answered ○ Cow Comforts ○
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by robin songs from across the yard or ○ ○ rom the “now I’ve heard every ○
across the neighborhood. Very soon, ○ ○ ○
○ thing” category, Holstein ○
more sounds emerge as other species, ○ ○
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one by one, join in until the sun has fully ○ Willamette Valley are taking to their ○
risen and sleeping-in seems a lost cause. ○ ○ beds . . . waterbeds. The cows plop their ○ ○
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The chorus may appear random, but it ○ 1,400 pounds on the rubber bladders, ○ ○
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isn’t. The first and last singers, separated ○ which hold 18 gallons of water. “The ○ ○
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by per- ○ ○
haps as ○ cows liked it right away,” says farmer ○ ○
○ Arie Jongeneel, who told High Country ○
much as ○ News that milk production soared. ○
100 min- ○ ○ Dairy farmer John Marshman of ○ ○
utes, will ○ ○ New York State recently spent $9,000 ○ ○
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usually be ○ on 150 waterbeds for his cows. They’ve ○ ○
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the same ○ been seen standing in line waiting for a ○ ○ BLM National Director
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for ○ a ○ ○
given ○ berth to open up. First cows out of the ○ Kathleen Clarke
milking barn get the first available beds.
area re- ○ ○ ○ ○
gardless ○ ○ ○ ○ tracting and working with appropriate
of where ○ Clarke Visits Canyon ○ ○ “partners” to assist with protecting and
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in the ○ ○ ○ managing public lands, while meeting
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world you listen. ○ ○ ureau of Land Management ○ the recreation needs of the public. The
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According to Science News, as long ○ (BLM) National Director ○ conference, entitled Partnerships,
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as 70 years ago, this staggered avian ○ ○BKathleen Clark visited Red ○ Friends and Community Connections,
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chorus was documented, but it wasn’t ○ Rock Canyon on May 20, 2002. Friends ○ ○ addressed the importance of volunteers
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until the 1960’s that an untested idea was ○ of Red Rock Canyon hosted an infor- and corporate sponsors in day-to-day
proposed: that eye size determines which ○ ○ mal reception with refreshments at the ○ operation of parks and projects.
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birds begin to sing when. That idea fi- ○ Visitor Center. ○ Representatives from nationwide BLM
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nally got a test when Robert J. Thomas, ○ ○ During her press conference on the ○ ○ facilities met in workshop sessions with
University of Bristol in England, re- ○ 20th anniversary of the opening of the ○ ○ various volunteer groups, cooperative
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corded the time and intensity of light at ○ Visitor Center, Clarke said that one of ○ associations, “friends” organizations and
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the moment when each species broke ○ her goals is to make sure that “multiple ○ corporations.
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into song at seven woodland sites. Af- ○ ○ use doesn’t become multiple abuse” in ○ Friends of Red Rock Canyon pro-
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ter capturing 57 of the species at the sites ○ growing areas such as Las Vegas. She ○ vided volunteer support for registration
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and measuring the eye-surface diameter, ○ praised the Southern Nevada Public ○ ○ and hosted a reception for participants
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Thomas and his researchers reported a ○ Land Management Act, which opens a ○ ○ on the first evening.
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strong relationship between light inten- ○ large portion of federally managed lands ○ ○
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sity and eye size. Other factors, such as ○ to development through auction. It also ○ ○
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body size, were statistically eliminated ○ allows sensitive lands to be protected ○ June Board Notes:
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as causes. ○ with some of the proceeds. ○
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While singing at dawn and dusk is Ms. Clarke was in Las Vegas to open ○ ○ ¨ The board approved a mo-
used to attract mates and define territo- a national BLM conference and work- ○ tion to recommend cash reserves
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ries, it can also alert predators to a bird’s shop aimed at training managers in at- ○ of $100,000 in accordance with the
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