The acorn woodpecker is the only bird that can eat chestnuts and acorns. These birds hide the seeds in the cracks of tree bark. Squirrels will raid the bird's hiding spots and in turn hide the seeds on the ground. Most of the seeds are eventually eaten but a few grow into large chestnut and oak trees.
New agency needed to restore water quality
New agency needed to restore water quality B.C. has a higher rate of illness from intestinal
disorders caused by bacteria in the water supply than any other
province in Canada. B.C. needs to do something to protect and care
for the public water supply. Forestry and highway ministries are,
at present, both careless contributors to the pollution of the
water supply. Auditor-general George Moffitt has stated that B.C.
must take active measures to ensure that drinking water is safe and
urges the province and ministries to work together to solve the
problem. 11 APRIL 1999
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