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Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Holds The Big Sit birding event on Sunday, Oct 1
Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Holds TheBigSitbirdingeventonSunday,October11 RICHMOND IL Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week (October 10-17) with a day-long birding event on Sunday, October 11. The event is free and open to adults and children. TheBigSit is an international birdwatching event when folks around the world tally the different birds they identify from one spot. This is the 13th year The Big Sit will be held at Glacial
Battery Backup Sump Pumps: Why Every Midwest Home Needs One
If you live in the Midwest, you know the drill. The sky turns a bruised purple, the wind picks up, and the heavy rain starts pounding against the windows. Spring and summer storms in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin are fierce, and for homeowners with basements, they bring a familiar sense of dread: Is the sump pump working? Your primary sump pump is your home’s main defense against a flooded basement. But it has one massive, unavoidable flaw: it relies on electricity to function. At FloRyte
