Caves Of St. Louis County: A Tale Of Loss (Science Daily)
Caves are in trouble, says Robert Criss, Ph.D., professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. In a current paper, Criss and colleagues describe some of St. Louis County's (Mo.) 127 known caves and warn that development over the past two centuries has eliminated or destroyed many caves in a state that could quite rightly call itself the "Cave ......more...Outdoors Notebook | Turkey season is extended (Seattle Times)
A growing turkey population has allowed state Fish and Wildlife to lengthen the upcoming spring hunting season. Turkey hunting will be open......more... Fatal crash charges reduced (Northwest Herald)
WOODSTOCK ? Uncooperative officials at a Missouri laboratory forced prosecutors to downgrade charges Monday against a 19-year-old McHenry woman who was alleged to have caused a fatal 2003 traffic crash while under the influence of cocaine....more... |