Bent Trillium (c) 2012 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
Chicago Tribune has Creating a full garden takes years of thought and patience
Meadow Farms Nursery had Eastern Tent Caterpillar Alert
Washington Post has Guerrilla Gardeners spread seeds of social change
NY Times has Who Knows What Bugs Lurk in Imported Plants?
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Conservation Association has House Votes to Open Much of National Park System to Hunting and Hamper Efforts to Protect Our Heritage
iPad Apps has Chimani to Give Away 1 Million Mobile Apps for National Park Week
National Parks Traveler has Officials At Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Preparing For The Next Big Flood, What To Do For National Park Week? Here Are Some Suggestions!
and Original Homestead Act Document To Be Displayed At Homestead National Monument Of America
Wildlife Links
BBC has Russian Reserve Created for Amur Leopard and Tiger
Refuge Watch has Water Shortage at Lower Klamath NWR Kills over 10,000 Birds
Ecosystem Gardening has Why Focus on Ecosystem Gardening When There is So Much Wrong in the World?
MSNBC has 56 coral species face extinction danger from warming, acidic seas
Washington Post has Farming aquarium species to save them
Photography and Art Links
Alpenglow Images has Silence
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 May 12th. Location will be announced about a week in advance – depending on what’s in bloom. Hope to see you there.