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Down To Earth archive for April 18, 2011

MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011

Volunteers needed for tree potting

The Lands Council needs your help. They received a surprise second delivery of over 1,400 seedlings last week and need more help planting seedlings into pots and arranging them into rows at their nursery site. Below are some additional potting days from Kat Hall: Tuesday,…

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Another Green Monday: Trapped In The Mine

On Friday, the roof of a tunnel at the Lucky Friday Mine collapsed, trapping 53-year-old Larry “Pete” Marek, a 30-year mining veteran. His brother escaped. his name unkown as of this posting, and wasn't injured. My thoughts go out to him and his family and…

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