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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:17:35 -0400 From: Gene Galin Subject: Pittsboro landowner recognized for outstanding forest management Since we are talking about the long-term crop called trees Read the entire story at http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/agriculture/pittsboro-landowner-recognized-for-outstanding-forest-management-140622.shtml Pittsboro, NC – Thomas Glosson, a Pittsboro resident and long time tree farmer, was recently re-certifiedContinue Reading

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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:33:29 -0400 From: “Andrew George” Subject: Pine-Plantation/Industrial Logging is NOT Forestry  (Group A/B) Humans cause 90% of wildfires:  NPS citation here: http://www.nps.gov/fire/wildland-fire/learning-center/fire-in-depth/wildfire-causes.cfm Cryptic fails to remember his list of fire triggers start in clearcuts or heavily logged forests!   E.g. a fire won’t erupt off theContinue Reading

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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:59:38 -0400 (EDT) From: “Phyllis Fleming ” Subject: Chatham Beekeepers June Meeting Join Chatham County Beekeepers at our monthly meeting on Thursday evening, June 19 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium (lower floor) of the Agricultural Building in downtown Pittsboro.   The meeting will feature aContinue Reading

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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:32:31 -0400 From: gardener Subject: The Friends of CORA Garden Greetings, Chatham Chatlisters! The current post on my gardening blog features a wonderful garden dedicated to growing food for our local food bank. I thought folks here might be interested in learning about it: http://piedmontgardener.com/2014/06/11/gardeners-feed-the-hungry-friends-of-cora-garden/Continue Reading