Western Meadowlarks Disappearing
Personal memory by John Fitzpatrick
Western Meadowlarks once sang at the end of my driveway, but today they are nowhere to be found in Ramsey County, MN and their global population is plummeting. Widespread conversion of open grasslands to suburban sprawl and massive, mechanized farming is largely to blame.
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