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Friday: Outdoors

Decades-old palms in Rio flower for first — and only — time

RIO DE JANEIRO — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx introduced them in the 1960s. Towards the end of its life — which can span between 40 and 80 ...

Outdoors North: Nature’s intrinsic code

“Hey, little one, so far from home and so alone.” — Dorsey Burnette and Barry De Vorzon In the fading daylight of a late winter’s afternoon, the cross atop the mine’s towering headframe, though unlit, was clearly visible, high above the Egyptian revival-style obelisks capping the A ...

DNR advises waterfowl hunters to safeguard against bird flu amid outbreak

Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect themselves and domestic animals from highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. This fall, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has ...

Doing these fall garden chores will make your spring easier

We tend to think that fall is when the garden winds down, and spring is when the work begins. But there are several chores that, if completed now, will make your spring job much easier. For starters, pulling up weeds by their roots in the fall will dramatically reduce their reappearance when ...

Outdoors North: Having absolute presence in the moment

“For them who think death’s honesty won’t fall upon ‘em naturally, life sometimes must get lonely,” – Bob Dylan In the frosty mornings on these November days, with the orange-red sun burning through the crystalline ice and frost like a laser, I find an honest peace and headspace ...