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Wildland firefighters sharpen skills at Crew Boss Academy

Wildland firefighters sharpen skills at Crew Boss Academy

By Buckmasters Online

Photo: Real-life exercises with fire are part of the Crew Boss Academy workshop, where wildland firefighters from across the country come to train and build their leadership skills. Three dozen wildland firefighters from around the country knew for sure they were going to find a lot of classwork during the 10-day Crew Boss Academy. The intensive wo... READ MORE

For bear basics, visit BearWise.org

For bear basics, visit BearWise.org

By Buckmasters Online

This fall as bears actively forage for food in preparation for a winter nap, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is recommending a website for anyone who realizes there are more bears in the neighborhood than there used to be. Professionals at Wildlife and Fisheries are recommending BearWise.org as the place to learn how to coexist w... READ MORE

A celestial question: Is it a Harvest or a Hunter’s Moon?

A celestial question: Is it a Harvest or a Hunter’s Moon?

By Buckmasters Online

During September when days and nights begin to cool, we look to the night sky to see a brilliant Harvest Moon, the full moon that occurs nearest the autumnal equinox. It’s the moon that gives off the most light at a time when bringing in a harvest takes longer than a full day. The brilliant moonlight—if the weather is not too cloudy&mda... READ MORE

Be a citizen scientist during the solar eclipse August 21

Be a citizen scientist during the solar eclipse August 21

By Buckmasters Online

Photo: Halfway through the eclipse, anyone within the 70-mile-wide path from Oregon to South Carolina, will experience a brief total eclipse when the moon completely blocks the sun’s bright face for up to 2 minutes 40 seconds. NASA—yes, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—is looking for members of the public to parti... READ MORE

One way to protect the pollinators—plant milkweed

One way to protect the pollinators—plant milkweed

By Buckmasters Online

Photo: Monarch butterflies are essential pollinators and the milkweed is essential to monarchs. – Photo by Greg Wagner/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce, according to the U.S. Department of Agric... READ MORE

Archers from smallest school take jumbo NASP title

Archers from smallest school take jumbo NASP title

By Buckmasters Online

Photo: The Sarcoxie, Missouri, High School archery team set the record for highest NASP National Tournament team score with 3,465 out of 3,600. – Photo Courtesy Sarcoxie High School. When the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) national tournament and the NASP International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) 3D Challenge were held May 11, 12 an... READ MORE

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