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Jan 05, 2024
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WARNING: The subject of today’s dispatch could be habit-forming! At least it is for me.

It’s called Landscape Explorer and it was put together by Working Lands for Wildlife. This remarkable then-and-now tool allows the user to compare aerial imagery, mostly from the 1950s, with modern maps. So with a simple slide of the mouse you can see, right there on…

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