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Chicopee and Northampton among grant recipients for dam removal projects

State grants announced last week will accelerate a high-risk dam removal project in Chicopee’s Szot Park and allow Northampton to restore a creek and wetlands on a former golf course. Department of Ecological Restoration officials awarded $11.8 million in grants to 24 different communities to remove aging dams, restore wetlands and replace culverts. The projects …

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Two horses, a foal and its mother stand in bush shrub.

Wild horses once roamed freely on this island. Their removal has seen the boom in native species

For residents of Curtis Island, off Queensland’s central coast, it’s not uncommon to see wild horses roaming the beach, bushland or even the streets of the tiny township of Southend. “For us, they are an integral part of the island,” Kerry Freney said. “You have the ocean, you have the landscape, the beaches, and you …

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