The little critters were and are a problem for farmers and ranchers. The burrows damaged the lands and the little animals could eat up their weight in pasture grass and grain. Farmers of all eras have lived on too close a margin to share the production of the land with others even if they are cute little ground squirrels.
One of the first efforts in gopher control was a bounty system. I can still remember cashing in an old can full of gopher tails for money from the township back in Dickey County in the 1960s and 1970s.
Evidently, this system was not without problems even in 1901.
National Weather Service predicts early, long fire season
The prediction from the National Weather Service as part of its drought briefing on March 8, 2021, includes early fire dangers. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department respond March 14, 2016, to a grass fire west of town near I-94 Exit 245. John M. Steiner / The Sun
The National Weather Service is warning of an early and long grass fire season in North Dakota in a weather briefing issued March 8. An early and active spring fire season is expected until spring green-up occurs, said the National Weather Service in a report issued March 8. If drought conditions persist into summer, new season grasses may cure early leading to an earlier than average summer/fall fire season.
Early and Long Fire Season Predicted for North Dakota by NWS
“An early and active spring fire season is expected until spring green-up occurs. If drought conditions persist into summer, new season grasses may cure early leading to an earlier than average summer/fall fire season.” by Keith Norman, The Jamestown Sun, N.D. / March 9, 2021 TNS
(TNS) - Mar. 9 The National Weather Service is warning of an early and long grass fire season in North Dakota in a weather briefing issued March 8.
An early and active spring fire season is expected until spring green-up occurs, said the National Weather Service in a report issued March 8. If drought conditions persist into summer, new season grasses may cure early leading to an earlier than average summer/fall fire season.
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Mar. 4—The North Dakota Department of Health reported two new positive tests for the coronavirus in Stutsman County Wednesday. Other area counties with positive tests included two in Dickey County and one in Barnes County. Across North Dakota, 111 positive tests were reported from 6,950 tests processed for a 2.25% daily positivity rate. The department reported the death of a man in his 70s .