While many fire lookout towers today are automated, a few hundred are still staffed by people whose job is to watch for lightning strikes and forest fires in remote, rugged areas.
The Bookworm shares her Earth Day picks for kids.
Written By:
Terri Schlichenmeyer | ×
Everything has its place.
That s what you re told when it s time to straighten up your room: everything has a place where it belongs, so put it there especially if it s trash. Then read more about recycling, Earth-friendliness, and nature in these great Earth Day books for kids .
A selection of Earth Day books for kids. (Contributed photo)
First, Headstrong Hallie! The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female Fire Guard by Aimee Bissonette, illustrated by David Hohn, is part biography, part history, part ecology. It s the true story of Hallie Daggett, who dedicated her life to protecting nature and who became the first woman to work with the U.S. Forest Service.
1894-S Barber Dime, graded PF 65 by
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), is poised to realize a seven-figure sum in a
Larry H. Miller Collection rarities on December 17, 2020.
Bidding for the ultra-rare dime is already at $850,000 USD more than a week before the auction ends.
The 1894-S Barber Dime is one of the greatest rarities of American numismatics. A mere 24 were struck at the
San Francisco Mint that year, and only nine are known to exist today, including two that are heavily circulated.
Eliasberg and is just one point shy of tying for the status of finest graded.
Various explanations have been offered as to why so few were minted. Some believe the San Francisco Mint struck the dimes for assay purposes, anticipating an order for a large number of dimes that never was placed, due to an economic downturn. Other theories are that they were either struck for a bullion account that was 40 cents short of an even-dollar number (which could be achieved by striking 24 dim