Zion Wilderness Survival School

• Camp helps rebuild a long-lost trust
  Along with the usual camping activities the excursion features canoeing, kayaking, archery, high-ropes, rock climbing and outdoor survival training. Founded in 2009, ESCAPe was the brainchild of North Vancouver RCMP Const. Joey Starr, who said he based …
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• California and Oregon Outdoor Hunting Club, Wilderness Unlimited, Holds Youth …

  Wilderness Unlimited in California and Oregon held their Youth Summer Camp last June 19 to June 26, attended by 53 youngsters who enjoyed various outdoor activities such as hunting and wilderness survival courses. Outdoor hunting club Wilderness … See all stories on this topic »

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• Feds unveil new desert tortoise recovery plan
  “The desert tortoise badly needs a recovery plan that deals with the threats to its survival. This plan simply doesn't cut it,” said Ileene Anderson, a biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity, which has been working for years to protect the …
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• Scouts go on extra special campout
  Some spent their first night out alone in the woods as part of their Wilderness Survival merit badge. There were about 50 people for each meal and the camp cook did a great job. Saturday night was Luau night and a whole pig was roasted, …
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• Specialists offer tips for no-till winter canola
  Plant a winter canola variety that has excellent winter hardiness and low crown development. Varieties with crowns that lay closer to the soil overwinter better, they say. Burning immediately before planting will increase winter survival of a winter …
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• Bean's Cafe meeting to address winter for the homeless
  Bean's Cafe is hosting a town hall meeting Tuesday afternoon for Anchorage's homeless that will focus on winter safety and survival. The meeting is set for 2 pm at Bean's, the soup kitchen on East Third Avenue that also provides daytime shelter for …
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• Selecting the right winter wheat varieties
  Yield potential, winter survival and sawfly management are factors that are best controlled with variety selection, and should remain top priorities when deciding what to plant this fall. Your local Extension office will have winter wheat variety trial …
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• Eyewitness report: the battle for survival in Tripoli

  Here and there, captured Gaddafi tanks sit in the dun-coloured desert landscape that stretches flat as a billiard table for as far as the eye can see. Dropping down through the Nefusa Mountains into the town of Ziltan, we hear the first pop-pop of … See all stories on this topic »

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• Gardening: Bulbs help brighten garden, shake off winter blues
  The structure's primary function is to store nutrient reserves to ensure the plant's survival. » Most bulbs are perennials, meaning they have a period of growth and flowering followed by a period of dormancy. » Choose the largest bulbs of any variety. …
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• Troop 267 roughs it at summer camp
  Scouts Jack Fiorella, Ty Miller, Timothy Ryan, Chris Miller and James Farwell earned merit badges that between them included aviation, climbing, canoeing, environmental science, photography, and wilderness survival among others. …
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