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FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo, arns are surrounded by the flooded Musselshell River west of Harlowton, Mont. For 2014, a hefty mountain snowpack in the Northern Rockies has driven down the summer wildfire potential and bumped up prospects that farmers in most of Montana and Wyoming won’t go dry. As for flooding, government forecasters say the coming weeks will make all the difference. A relatively even warm-up would keep streams and rivers in check. Too much warm weather and flooding could again threaten downstream communities. Late season snows three years ago led to flooding in the Missouri River basin that swamped hundreds of thousands of acres across the Upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Lisa Kunkel, File)
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FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo, the Musselshell River floods the town of Roundup, Mont., in this aerial view. For 2014, a hefty mountain snowpack in the Northern Rockies has driven down the summer wildfire potential and bumped up prospects that farmers in most of Montana and Wyoming won’t go dry. As for flooding, government forecasters say the coming weeks will make all the difference. A relatively even warm-up would keep streams and rivers in check. Too much warm weather and flooding could again threaten downstream communities. Late season snows three years ago led to flooding in the Missouri River basin that swamped hundreds of thousands of acres across the Upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, Larry Mayer)
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FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo, the Musselshell River floods the town of Roundup, Mont., in this aerial view. For 2014, a hefty mountain snowpack in the Northern Rockies has driven down the summer wildfire potential and bumped up prospects that farmers in most of Montana and Wyoming won’t go dry. As for flooding, government forecasters say the coming weeks will make all the difference. A relatively even warm-up would keep streams and rivers in check. Too much warm weather and flooding could again threaten downstream communities. Late season snows three years ago led to flooding in the Missouri River basin that swamped hundreds of thousands of acres across the Upper Midwest.(AP Photo/Billings Gazette, Larry Mayer, File)
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This July 23, 2011 photo provided by Terry Sohl shows a Baird's sparrow at Grand River National Grassland in Perkins County, S.D. The small songbird that makes its summer home on grassland prairies in North Dakota, Montana and the far northern strip of South Dakota, could be opting for Canadian residency in the coming decades. Research from the U.S. Geological Survey’s EROS Center in South Dakota predicts that climate and land-use changes will likely push the species’ breeding grounds north of the border by 2025. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Terry Sohl)
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This July 23, 2011 photo provided by Terry Sohl shows a Baird's sparrow at Grand River National Grassland in Perkins County, S.D. The small songbird that makes its summer home on grassland prairies in North Dakota, Montana and the far northern strip of South Dakota, could be opting for Canadian residency in the coming decades. Research from the U.S. Geological Survey’s EROS Center in South Dakota predicts that climate and land-use changes will likely push the species’ breeding grounds north of the border by 2025. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Terry Sohl)
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. One of 52 panel anchors installed to secure the Pyramidion panels inside of the Washington Monument in case of earthquake. The Monument is set to reopen after being closed since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. James Perry, Chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service, explains how masonry work was completed at The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. James Perry, Chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service, explains how masonry work was completed at The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service workers removes old items from the Washington Monument in preparation of the monument reopening to the public on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. The Washington Monument stands clear of fences and construction vehicles on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument is set to reopen to the public on Monday, May 12 after being closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. A National Park Service employee enjoys the view looking South out of the window inside of the Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Monument is set to reopen after being closed since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. On Monday, May 12, visitors to the Washington Monument will once again be able to view the Nation’s Capital and beyond as the Monument is set to reopen after being closed since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
