TOM LOUNSBURY: Early summer a great time to get a new puppy
Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan
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Beagle puppies are very amiable and adventuresome from the start. Beagles are not only good hunters, but they also make great housedogs as well. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Writer Tom Lounsbury always enjoys interacting with his dogs whenever possible to maintain communication with them, even during group romps in the yard. (Photo provided by Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Training a puppy to become a hunting dog can begin quite early, such as in this case with a pair of Brittany pups, only a few weeks old, being locked on point per the scent of a pheasant wing. (Photo provided by Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
Tom Lounsbury: The mosquito - the world s ultimate survivor
Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan
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This Tuscola County Mosquito Abatement employee is fully equipped and ready to fog a residential yard to eliminate mosquitoes. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Despite its diminutive size, nothing has made an impact on the world like the mosquito, and it’s been here awhile.
The oldest known form of the mosquito we know today was discovered in Canadian amber and was determined to be 79 million years old. Other forms of it date back much farther than that.
Entailing 3,500 species, mosquitoes can be found from dense tropical jungles to as far north as the Arctic, because mosquito eggs can also tolerate snow and sub-zero temperatures.
Tom Lounsbury: Wild foraging a great way to enjoy the outdoors
Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan
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Morels are one of the easiest and safest mushrooms to identify while foraging in the woodlands. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Orlando Lounsbury is quite pleased with his foraging success for yellow morels. Foraging is a great way to share and enjoy the outdoors with family. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Brothers Reese (left) and Orlando Lounsbury show some freshly foraged wild asparagus discovered in a fencerow. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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Humans from the beginning of time have been foragers seeking edible plants in order to survive, and foraging in the wild remains a highly popular outdoor pastime today.
Tom Lounsbury: The pains of progress - especially for beloved trees
Tom Lounsbury, Hearst Michigan
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Then-Saginaw Bay District Forester Tyler Pederson checks the ash trees on Tom Lounsbury s property during the winter of 2015 to verify that Emerald Ash Borers were in fact present and were killing the trees. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less
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This stump is all that is left of Tom Lounsbury s ash tree, which once provided wonderful shade to the back deck. However, a shoot came up from it, which, hopefully, with the support of the original root system, will become a future shade tree again. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Show MoreShow Less