Jack in the Pulpit(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
MSNBC has Billionaire pledges 90,000 acres for conservation area in Colorado
National Parks Traveler has Birding In The National Parks: Top 10 Birding Spots In The National Park System , and Energy Department, National Park Service Team Up To Launch Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Wildlife Links
Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Surprising Find in my Wildlife Garden
Environmental Issues Links
Grounded Design has Native Cultivars on Green Roof
Mother Jones has Report: Rhode Island Is the Fastest-Warming State
The Christian Science Monitor has Report: Wildfire risks around the world likely to change dramatically
The Nature Conservancy has Everyday Environmentalist: Paper or Plastic? Neither!
Sustainablog has Using Grasslands for Carbon Sequestration: a Viable Weapon against Global Warming?
BBC News has Rio+20: Sir Paul backs Greenpeace Arctic campaign
Photography and Art Links
Dan Williams has Judging the Quality of Light
The New York Times has In Art, Freedom of Expression Doesn’t Extend to ‘Is It Real?
Plants
Organic Gardening has Go Native but Not Wild
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next one is scheduled for Sunday, July 1st at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens. We’ll meet in the parking lot at Kenilworth, 1550 Anacostia Ave NE, at 7am (map) and we’ll head in and photograph. I hope to see you there!