January 2022

Opossums

Our weekly NCA Wildlife this week is about opossums. We see lots of opossums in the country life and along the roadside squished by vehicles.
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NFL loses an Icon

In a week that the nation lost several notable people, John Madden and Dan Reeves died sending the National Football League, the National Football Hall of Fame and fans everywhere into mourning. John Madden was a legendary football coach for the Oakland Raiders in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.
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BRHS Announces Collaboration with Cardiovascular Associates with New Baxter Clinic

Mountain Home- Baxter Regional Health System is pleased to announce that Cardiovascular Associates of North Central Arkansas will be joining the Baxter Regional family of clinics. The clinic, located at 555 West 6th Street in Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be known as Baxter Regional Cardiovascular Clinic beginning Monday, January 3, 2022.
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Angelica Crowley, APRN Joins WRMC

Fayetteville- Angelica Crowley, APRN, recently joined the Washington Regional emergency department where she provides care for patients with acute illnesses and injuries. Crowley earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University. She has been a nurse practitioner for more than two years and has experience in family medicine, home health and intensive care.
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EARTHWORMS

By their activity in the soil, earthworms offer many benefits: increased nutrient availability, better drainage, and a more stable soil structure, all of which help improve farm productivity. Worms feed on plant debris (dead roots, leaves, grasses, manure) and soil. Their digestive system concentrates the organic and mineral constituents in the food they eat, so their casts are richer in available nutrients than the soil around them. Nitrogen in the casts is readily available to plants. Worm bodies decompose rapidly, further contributing to the nitrogen of the soil.
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January Flowers

I wonder sometimes if common sense in our nation a thing of the past is. At a meeting of outdoor writers some greatly admired turkey hunter who worked for the Forest Products Institute told them all that today there are more trees growing in America today than ever before.
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