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Scientists Say 'Blunt Force Trauma' Killed Arkansas Blackbirds

Scientists investigating the death of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas say they've identified the cause of death: blunt force trauma. Locals in Beebe, Ark., were mystified when as many as 5,000 red-winged blackbirds dropped out of the sky Dec. 31. Studies commissioned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ruled out...

Massive Fish Kill in the Chesapeake Bay; Is American Wildlife Cursed?

Maybe it's time to start storing those emergency food rations. Hundreds of thousands of small fish have died in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. This marks the fourth reported incident of mass wildlife death in the past week -- but at least this one has a simple explanation. The Maryland Department of the Environment told The...

500 More Red-Winged Blackbirds Found Dead in Louisiana

This is getting weird. Four days after an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in Beebe, Ark., about 500 more dead birds were found lying lifeless on a quarter-mile-long stretch of highway in Pointe Coupee Parish in Louisiana. The birds, red-winged blackbirds and starlings, were discovered on...

Fireworks May Have Sent Ark. Birds Into a Tizzy

BEEBE, Ark. -- Celebratory fireworks likely sent thousands of discombobulated blackbirds into such a tizzy that they crashed into homes, cars and each other before plummeting to their deaths in central Arkansas, scientists say. Still, officials acknowledge it's unlikely they'll ever pinpoint a cause with certainty. So for...

Birds, Bees and Fish: Why Are So Many Creatures Dying in 2011?

Maybe the Mayan 2012 doomsday predictions were off by a year. More than likely the timing is just a coincidence, but after 100,000 fish turned up in a massive fish kill on Thursday, approximately 4,000 birds dropped dead from the sky just before midnight on New Year's Eve, and a new report declared that 96 percent of four...

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What Does The Interior Secretary Think About 'Over The River'?

Colorado College's 2012 State of the Rockies conference featured Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the USGS Dr. Marcia McNutt, both CC alumni, speaking on energy, water, and conservation issues in the West.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Is 'Over The River' Through The Woods?

Christo's 'Over The River' project just took another step forward.

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05/30/12 Helen Papagiannis, Google Glass, and a new aesthetics... Source: Beyond The Beyond *I dunno if I agree with what Helen is venturing here, but this work is both very necessary and very interesting.
05/29/12 Wichita sewage leak plugged, Arkansas River advisory... Source: NBC - KSN 3 - Wichita KS Wichita city officials have temporarily plugged a valve at the primary Sewage Treatment Plant that was leaking contaminants into the Arkansas River.
05/29/12 Sewage leak plugged, advisory continues for Arkansas... Source: CBS - KWCH Eyewitness News 12 - Wichita KS The City of Wichita say its temporarily plugged a leaking valve at the sewage treatment plant at 2305 E. 57th Street in south.
05/28/12 ONLINE EXTRA: Kansas warns against contact with... Source: Arkansas City Traveler - Arkansas City KS Kansas health officials continue to warn people to avoid contact with the Arkansas River from central Wichita south to the Oklahoma border.
05/26/12 KDHE issues Arkansas River warning Source: The Wichita Eagle - Wichita KS The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday that dangerous levels of bacteria have been detected in the Arkansas River, and the agency is advising people to have no contact with river water between the Lincoln Street Dam in Wichita and the Oklahoma state line.

Background on arkansas river

The Arkansas River (Pawnee: Kícka ) is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The Arkansas generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S.

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