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West Texas is known for big expansive country, cattle ranching, and hunting. There is a lot of rhetoric out there about how hunting doesn't really benefit anyone. Well we wanted to answer that exact question in West Texas. West Texas and the small towns that occur in West Texas heavily rely on hunting for the economies. It's the small towns that have the greatest needs when it comes to economic development, with every slice of the pie playing a pivotal role in the survival of that community. This episode in Connecting the Dots really shows the people that benefit from hunting, the economies that benefit from hunting, and the towns whose livelihoods depend on hunting. Connecting the Dots is a series that aims to show everything that comes from hunting: its impact, its benefits, its consequences.

Schmitz Park Creek Restore has identified four areas of concern about the natural environment of Schmitz Park that it will need to address as part of its proposal to restore and protect the Park. We have grouped them under these titles: Fish, Forest, Creek, Cove:  

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Long term thinking always pays off for municipalities.

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Tom Opre - The Last keeper In Scotland, where picturesque landscapes mask a different reality, the historic port of Greenock on the River Clyde stands as a relic of industrial prowess. The central belt of Scotland, now home to 70% of Scots, evolved from a hub of factories and mills to a political powerhouse, overshadowing the traditional Highland way of life. Today, a fierce battle over land use rages, juxtaposing preservationists, politicians, and activists against rural communities and landowners. Central to this conflict are the sporting estates, vital for the rural economy through recreational hunting, now caught in the crossfire of policy decisions. This battle, reminiscent of class warfare and the struggle for control over land and legacy, highlights the contrasts within Scotland's borders, reflecting deep-seated class divisions and a fight for control, ultimately underscores the complex, contrasting realities of Scotland. The future of biodiversity, habitat conservation, and age-old traditions hinges on this pivotal clash, echoing a powerful call for decisive action across the glens.

Meet Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, Grace Casselberry. Grace protects the ocean's top predators while studying the interactions between great hammerhead sharks and Atlantic tarpon in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The information she collects will indicate where hammerheads take advantage of tarpon fishing in the national marine sanctuary, and help resource managers and fishing guides reduce this interaction. Learn more about this important research in her Story from the Blue. #RecreationalFishing #Conservation #FloridaKeys