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Hungry and patient, the golden eyes of invasive American bullfrogs breach the surface of quiet waters, ready to lunge indiscriminately at any small sign of movement. Under the same moonlight, a different kind of hunter navigates through the water: a team of trained bullfrog removal technicians.

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Commentary: In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Glenwood-based nonprofit Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) introduced the Bullfrog Removal Action Team (BRAT) program in 2020 to attempt to reverse the steep decline of native Oregon spotted frogs in the Glenwood Valley. 

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A great blue heron stands on a small island in a pond at the corner of River Road and Klindt Drive in The Dalles as a pair of mallard ducks swims by in the background.

Jacquie Barone answered the phone one evening this past June to find a friend on the other line, telling her that she and her garden had been featured in that month’s edition of Better Homes & Gardens magazine and that she had to come over to look at it immediately.

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A California jay pauses in a tree at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center with what appears to be a nut.

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To the editor: I have heard the story of a group of teens who stood by while a disabled man drowned. People are outraged and offended. Who could do such a thing? Why do people behave this way? It doesn't make you a better person than those kids just because you can come up with some ideological argument that justifies you standing by and watching people die when you could have done something to help.

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Hood River Adopt A Dog recently received a gift from long time Hood River resident Bette Johnson through her will, according to the Board of Directors and staff.