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Kirtland's Warbler Survey Informational Meeting

June 3, 2008 – 12:48 pm

Date: June 5th, 2008
Time: 7pm
Place: Peter White Public Library-Dandelion Cottage Room, Marquette, MI
Information about the federal Kirtland's Warbler Survey Program will be given along with maps of jackpine stands and survey information. The survey will be focusing on singing males. Christie Deloria Sheffield, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Kirtland's Warbler [...]

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The Dennis Muchmore Story

June 2, 2008 – 12:44 pm

How things relate to one another: The Dennis Muchmore story
by: Eric B.
Sun May 25, 2008 at 12:00:11 PM EDT
What do Cliff Taylor, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Nestle, Eagle Mine, and George Bush all have in common? Why, it's Dennis Muchmore, longtime Lansing lobbyist.
I first winced a couple of years ago when I first [...]

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Action Alert to protest violent tactics against opponents to mining projects - regionwide alert

June 1, 2008 – 7:26 pm

May 24, 2008
Dear Supporters of the Wisconsin Resource Protection Council,
Since the shameful decision of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to approve permits to Kennecott’s controversial nickel sulfide mine on the Upper Peninsula’s Yellow Dog Plains, the opposition has mounted a variety of legal, administrative, and political challenges that have delayed the project. Despite growing [...]

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