Certainly Certainty USDA and EPA signed a MOU with Minnesota this week that ensures that farmers reaching agreement with one agency on a conservation plan regarding runoff automatically meets the requirements of the other agency. It is a small step toward solving a larger problem. The so-called "cotton case" whereby a court opined that pesticide sprayers must jump through the hoops of several different laws, cannot be solved administratively, but a farmer being subjected to varying requirements from USDA/NRCS, EPA, the Army Corps and state agencies deserves administrative resolution. The regulatory "certainty" initiative was endorsed by EPA's Farm, Ranch & Rural Advisory Committee, which also recommended more coordinated public eng...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.