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Grand Canyon Trust Announces Last Major Step to Protect Caldera Near Flagstaff: Dry Lake Transfer to USFS Complete

Filed in Reference & Education on Dec.05, 2009

FLAGSTAFFโ€”The Grand Canyon Trust is celebrating the transfer of 247 acres inside the Dry Lake crater to the Coconino National Forest. A community effort began in 1997 to protect Dry Lake from development. This long, sometimes arduous journey to save Dry Lake, a success made possible by a team of manyโ€”Flagstaff’s citizens, Friends of Dry Lake, elected officials, the National, This is a preview of Grand Canyon Trust Announces Last Major Step to Protect Caldera Near Flagstaff: Dry Lake Transfer to USFS Complete. Read the full post

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Popcorn – The World’s Oldest Snack

Filed in Reference & Education on Nov.26, 2009

Mmmmmmmmmm … hardly anyone can resist the smell of freshly popped popcorn. Thoughts turn to days at the circus, afternoons at the county fair and nights in the back row at the movie theater, munching your way through memory after memory. For nearly 6,000 years, popcorn has played a part in the world’s cuisine. From hot rocks and religious ceremonies to microwaves and Friday night fright fests, popcorn may just be the world’s best-loved and oldest snack.

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