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Prairie Doc® Perspective Backpacks and back to school

Prairie Doc® Perspective Backpacks and back to school

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Prairie Doc® Perspective Backpacks and back to school

Jill Kruse, Do
Thursday, September 12, 2024
School is back in session, so it is time for a little pop quiz. What is an item that almost every student carries? If you said backpack, you are off to a great start. Do you know what it takes to be at the head of the class?
Dividing perennials will prevent them from overtaking an area of your landscape, while promoting more growth and more blooms. (Pixabay photo)

Dividing perennials will prevent them from overtaking an area of your landscape, while promoting more growth and more blooms. (Pixabay photo)

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Dakota Gardener: Divide and conquer your garden

Emily How, Horticulture Agent/ndsu Extension -
Thursday, September 12, 2024
“You’ll never guess what I found behind the shed…another peony,” I shouted to my husband. This makes the tenth peony we have found in a random location around our backyard. Considering the peony is growing right next to my compost bin, I am not planning on keeping it there.

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Health Tip

News Staff
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Provided by Cavalier County Health District CredibleMind is for me, and it’s for you. It is a site with a wealth of tools to help you get through the tough times and even tools to use when things are going well to help build resilience and practice self-care.
Prairie Doc Perspective Is it real or fake?

Prairie Doc Perspective Is it real or fake?

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Prairie Doc Perspective Is it real or fake?

The Late Richard P. Holm, Md
Thursday, September 5, 2024
It is miraculous to consider how much access and exposure we have to information through our computers, phones, televisions, radios and newspapers. Unfortunately, we need to be on guard because too much of this buzz can be false information.
An EAB larvae hiding under the bark in Dilworth, Minnesota, in 2023. (NDSU photo)

An EAB larvae hiding under the bark in Dilworth, Minnesota, in 2023. (NDSU photo)

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Dakota Gardener: The waiting is over

Joe Zeleznik, Forester - Ndsu Extension
Thursday, September 5, 2024
I moved to North Dakota in September of 2002. During my last week in East Lansing, Michigan, I was having a drink with a colleague who’s a forest entomologist. She had been on a conference call all afternoon, where they were discussing a new insect that they had just identified in the Detroit area.

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Health Tip

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Provided by Cavalier County Health District Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks in a single occasion for women and five or more drinks for men. This Labor Day, drink responsibly and plan for a sober ride home.
Fungi, bacteria and molds have an important function in our gardens, as they help decompose plant material. (NDSU photo)

Fungi, bacteria and molds have an important function in our gardens, as they help decompose plant material. (NDSU photo)

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Dakota Gardener: A garden fungusur gardens

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2024
There is truly so much beauty and wonder in nature if we take a few minutes in our busy schedules to appreciate it. I was looking at a tree last month when there was much more moisture, and something in the mulch caught my eye.
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