Word: upland
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...Southern California, B.S., 1967, M.S., 1977; California State U, Los Angeles, M.P.A., 1979 FAMILY: Wife, June; three children RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: South Korean army, 1959-61 OCCUPATION: Civil engineer POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Diamond Bar, 1991-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 1126 West Foothill Boulevard, Suite 165, Upland...
...McVeigh immediately after theApr. 19 blast. Steven Garrett Colbern was arrested in rural Oatman, Ariz., on an unrelated federal firearms charge; a hotel owner had recognized him as a guest after agents showed his picture around town. The dark-haired Colbern, 35, was described in a news release from Upland, Calif., police as "Steven Garrett Colbern, AKA John Doe No. 2," but FBI officials today refused to say whether he could be the elusive suspect. Officials believe that Colbern might have driven a brown pickup truck spotted by an Oklahoma City police car video camera after the bombing...
...advantages of habitat acquisition are manifold. Old-growth forests provide nesting sites for some of the bird species harmed by the spill. Watersheds and upland forests offer food and breeding areas for mink and river otter as well as salmon and other fish. Protecting prime habitat from logging and development will also benefit hunters, fishermen, kayakers, hikers and the growing tourist industry...
Experts have called Amazonia the best bird-watching lodge in the world because it sits at the juncture of a zone where birds from upland peaks mingle with lowland species. For many years the Manu held the record for sightings of different species in a single day: 331. With no effort whatsoever, we spotted more than 100 species in the course of five days. A short canoe ride from the Manu Lodge, visitors can see the nesting sites of hoatzins, perhaps the world's strangest birds. The floppy, pheasant-sized avians have three stomachs, like cows; the young defend themselves...