in the United States. Oriented generally north–south, the mountains
consist mostly of fault blocks of basalt, while the southern end has
granitic outcrops. Overall, the faulted terrain is dominated by rolling
hills cut by canyons. Most of the range is federal land, and there is
little human development, apart from cattle ranching. The public land,
dominated by big sagebrush and desert grasses, is open to recreation but
is rarely visited. Sage grouse and mountain chickadee are two native
bird species, and pronghorn and jackrabbit are common mammals. Despite a
dry climate, rare Lahontan cutthroat trout persist in a few streams
after declining for much of the 20th century. In the 1980s, the effects
of grazing on riparian zones and fish led to land-use conflict. The
Trout Creek Mountain Working Group was formed in 1988 to resolve
disagreements among ranchers, environmentalists, government agencies,
and other parties. Stakeholders agreed on changes to land-use practices,
and since the early 1990s, riparian zones have begun to recover.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_Creek_Mountains>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1386:
Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian
capital of Tbilisi, forcing King Bagrat V to convert to Islam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur%27s_invasions_of_Georgia>
1894:
First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the city of
Lüshunkou, the Japanese Second Army killed more than 1,000 Chinese
servicemen and civilians.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(China)>
1920:
Irish War of Independence: On Bloody Sunday in Dublin, the
Irish Republican Army killed more than a dozen members of the "Cairo
Gang", and the Royal Irish Constabulary opened fire during a Gaelic
football match in Croke Park.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1920)>
1977:
"God Defend New Zealand" (audio featured) became New Zealand's
second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the Queen",
which had been the traditional one since 1840.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Defend_New_Zealand>
2009:
An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108
miners.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
three-fisted:
1. Having three components or parts.
2. Aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant; two-fisted.
3. In three-fisted drinker: able to consume large quantities of liquor
without ill effects; heavy (drinker); compare two-fisted drinker.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/three-fisted>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Morality is everywhere the same for all men, therefore it comes
from God; sects differ, therefore they are the work of men.
--Voltaire
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire>
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