by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 21, 2011 | On the Web
Small Purple Fringed Orchid © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Dan Williams Bird Photography has Using Fall Color in Your Photographs, and Catching Hummingbirds……or not.
John Nack on Adobe has The Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has National Park Service Taking Public Comment on Proposal For Cesar Chavez Unit Of the Park System, The Major Road Project That Restored a Park, Call To Action: Building A $1 Billion Endowment For The National Parks, How Many Elk Does it Take to Make a Jam?, Groups Urging Obama Administration To Protect The “Greater Canyonlands” Region Near Canyonlands National Park, and Call To Action: Updating The Leopold Report For National Parks in the 21st Century
Wildlife Links
The New York Times has Climate Change Is Shrinking Species, Research Suggests and Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast
BBC Nature News has In pictures: Keeping big cats at bay
National Geographic has Pictures: Baby Gorilla Rescued in Armed Sting Operation
The Washington Post has Asian bug that eats the dreaded, invasive kudzu vine also finds soybeans yummy
Times has The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
Environment
Slate has From Dung Power to Solar Power
The Washington Post has Tuvalu fresh water crisis may point to global problems for low-lying islands as oceans rise and US congressmen from RI, Mass. introduce legislation to make Blackstone Valley national park
Tree Hugger has Ask Pablo: Are Food Trucks Greener Than Restaurants?
Greg Laden’s Blog has Gobal Warming is Melting the Ice Caps
The New York Times has 36 Lawmakers Berate State Dept. on Pipeline
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for October 22 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Also, on November 20th, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 14, 2011 | On the Web
Blue Mystique Orchid – Center Detail © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Light Stalking has 7 Obnoxious Things People Believe About Photographers
Beyond Mega Pixels has 10 Tips To Prepare For A Once-In-A-Lifetime Photo Opportunity
Plagiarism Today has USCO Proposes Changes to DMCA Agent Database
Ask Harriete has Tis’ the Season for Fundraising Auction Requests
Plants, Flowers, and Gardening Links
Native Plant Wildlife Garden has Goldenrod, a weed or a treasure?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Boundaries of Two of England’s National Parks Targeted To Grow By A Combined 193 Square Miles
The Washington Post has Yosemite officials warn hikers not to expect rescue if they climb slick Half Dome in the rain
National Parks Traveler has Colors Peaking In The National Parks Across The Country
National Parks Traveler has Obama Administration Draws Criticism For Fast-Tracking Transmission Line Project Through National Park Units
Refuge Watch has Pea Island NWR Open Again After Hurricane Irene
National Parks Traveler has Boundaries of Two of England’s National Parks Targeted To Grow By A Combined 193 Square Miles
Wildlife Links
Native Plant Wildlife Garden has Wildlife For All Seasons
BBC News has How to clean an oil-slicked penguin
Grist has Welcoming invasive species, while keeping terrorists out
National Parks Traveler has Wolf Looking For Human Handouts Euthanized By Yellowstone National Park Staff
Refuge Watch has Judge Says Too Much Phosphrous Entering Loxahatchee NWR
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for October 22 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Also, on November 20th, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 7, 2011 | On the Web
Blue Mystique Orchid © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
The New York Times has In East Africa, Fine Art Meets Conservation
Groozi has Score This: Photog 1, Cheapskate 0
Dan Heller has “Commercial Uses” and Model Releases
PhotoAttorney has Q&A – When Your Photos Are Evidence and Copyright Registration with the eCO System
SilberStudios has Did Bob Dylan Rip-Off Henri Cartier-Bresson?
Plants, Flowers, and Gardening Links
Beautiful Wildlife Garden has Plant More Native Asteraceae
Native Plant Wildlife Garden has One Native Plant = Three Habitat Benefits
Organic Gardening has What is Organic Gardening?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Fall Color Without the Crowds at the Great Smoky Mountains or the…
Wildlife Links
WVEC.com has New eagle pair seen at Norfolk Botanical Garden
The National Parks Traveler has Birding in the National Parks: Spotting Egrets, Herons, and More In Big Cypress National Preserve
BBC.com has Reversal of fortunes for Europe’s ‘gentle’ giant
Keysnet has Endangered list may get more Keys species
Environmental Issues Links
National Parks Conservation Association has Out of Sync
EcoGeek has Climate Change Could Cause Chocolate Shortage
New York Times has A Map of Organized Climate Change Denial and With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors
Mother Nature Network has 30 things you should never compost or recycle
Mother Jones has Tuvalu Runs Dry
Washington Post has The leaves, they are a-changing _ even as scientists try to log climate’s impact on colors
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for October 22 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Also, on November 20th, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 30, 2011 | On the Web
String Lily © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Dan Heller has Busting Myths about Model Releases
Don Rosenberger has Lightpainting the Landscape at Nature Visions
The Copyright Zone has Free Photos!…Not Really
The Online Photographer has Is Bob Dylan a Plagiarist?
Plants, Flowers, and Gardening Links
BBC Nature has New species of genuflecting plant buries its own seeds
Wildlife Garden has Plant Local For Wildlife Health
TreeHugger has Invasive Tree-Killing Insects Cost U.S. Over $3.5 Billion a Year
The Christian Science Monitor has Worry climbs as puzzling bacteria leaves Florida palms withering
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Climate Study Points To Much Warmer Summers, Less Snow, For Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, New Section Of Historic Trail Approved Along Blue Ridge Parkway
Chron.com has National Park offers glimpse of tallgrass prairie
CDApress has Bill could open up Glacier National Park to Homeland Security projects
Wildlife Links
Huffington Post has Keystone Pipeline Could Push Endangered Whooping Crane Into Extinction
PhysOrg has DNA confirms existence of NZ bird thought extinct
Environmental Issues Links
Reuters has Brazil farming revolution may slow Amazon demise
Mongabay has The Vietnam War’s Ongoing Effect on Conservation
Mother Jones has This Is What Global Warming Looks Like
The Guardian has Climate change may leave Mount Everest ascent ice-free, say climbers
Terra Daily has Time to begin anticipating and adapting to climate change
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for October 22 at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Hope to see you there!
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 23, 2011 | On the Web
Alligator Lily © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Alyson Stanfield at ArtBizBlog is You Promise Exposure, We Want to See Results
PhotoAttorney has Q&A – Copyright Registration Issues – Part 3
Plants, Flowers, and Gardening Links
Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Online Resources for Wildlife Gardeners
Karen’s Garden Tips has What is an Heirloom Plant?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Is The Time Right For A “Maine Woods National Park”?
Mother Jones has Will Climate Change Make National Parks More Dangerous?
Environmental Issues Links
Cool Green Science has What a Waste: Why Human Sewage Is Laying Waste to Coral Reefs Globally
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 16, 2011 | On the Web
Columbine & Lupine © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Pixiq has How to use a grey card
ACLU has Know Your Rights: Photographers
PDN has You Decide: Does a National Portrait Gallery Contest Trample Artists’ Rights?
Take Off Your Mommy Goggles has About Pricing
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
Wildlife Extra has New National Wildlife refuge declared in Florida
Refuge Watch has DHS Proposes Tripling Base Size Near Cabeza Prieta NWR
Environmental Issues Links
Thomas Friedman at the NYTimes has Is It Weird Enough Yet?
BBC has ‘No substitute’ for virgin forest
