Word: undergrowth
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...been unusually dry and hot, and 334 fires have already been counted this year. Last week 66 of them were still out of control-with little hope of relief-destroying for years to come much of the Far North's fragile ecological balance. Caribou moss, the grass and undergrowth that nourish the herds on their annual migrations, shriveled into ashes. Eskimos and Indians in isolated areas who depend on caribou meat faced the prospect of one or more barren seasons...
...Thailand, one hill tribe under study has developed a burning technique so successful that they have farmed the same fertile land in rotation with jungle for 1,000 years. In areas of California, Alaska, and other states, a policy of burning off undergrowth and litter every decade or so might be preferable to the present policy of absolute suppression. But even if further research confirms this, it seems very doubtful that this policy could be applied as long as private landowners continue to lobby for total fire prevention in their own short-term interests...
...eerie and tense life during their temporary duty. There is seldom any enemy to be seen-only small Communist guardposts on the opposite hills. The terrain is rough with stumps, harsh inclines and thick, scrubby bushes. Thousands of white herons, pheasant, deer and bobcats rustle through the undergrowth, sometimes tripping flares or detonating Claymore mines. North Korean loudspeakers blare constant propaganda. When American and North Korean patrols spot each other across the zone, they regularly shout obscenities back and forth in the other's tongue...
...back nostalgic memories of the times when, as kids in a less sophisticated era, we went on these treasure hunts in Atlanta. Our method was to walk to the woods and grub around on our hands and knees for hours, our eyes on the ground. Pushing aside the matted undergrowth and rotting vegetation, we came upon many finds. My brother had quite a creditable collection of Minie balls, spent shells, uniform buttons, and other bits and pieces of unidentifiable metal left behind by Yankee soldiers during the Battle of Atlanta. However, the prize of his collection was a relic...
...both approaches and achieved neither. He viewed the opera in terms of color, reiterating that the total effect of the scenery should be "like a bouquet of flowers." When the opera finally opened last week, Chagall's bouquet bloomed stunningly, but the opera itself was lost in the undergrowth...