Trout Lily (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

Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Native Trees for a Changing Environment, Federal Land Managers Collaborating On How To Handle Whitebark Pine Issues In Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and The Meadow Garden

Good Design has A Former Chicago Meatpacking Plant Becomes a Self-Sustaining Vertical Farm

CBC News has Every plant in the world to be catalogued online

Garden Media Group has Trees Matter and The Garden Plot: Celebrate National Public Gardens Day

Beautiful Wildlife Garden has Creating a Bird Garden

BBC News has Non-native forest species ‘extending growing season’

National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links

National Parks Traveler has Coalition Of National Park Retirees Warns Of Congressional Overreach That Could Impact National Parks,  House Of Representatives Passes Legislation That Critics Fear Will Bring More Hunting Into National Park System and Oglala Sioux Tribe, National Park Service Poised To Create First Tribal National Park

MSN has Confessions of a national park ranger

Examiner.com has National Park Foundation lands another major grant

NCPA Park Advocate has Hunting in the National Park System? A Closer Look at the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act

Wildlife Links

John Peter Thompson has Have you met the Giant African Land Snail, an Invasive Species of the first order?

Huffington Post has Gir Forest Lions’ Survival And The Chance To Roam Free (PHOTOS)

Dan Williams Bird Photography has Bluebirds in Spring

The New York Times has As Bison Return to Prairie, Some Rejoice, Others Worry

National Parks Traveler has White-Nose Syndrome Detected In Bats At Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Environment Issues Links

The New York Times has Dow Corn, Resistant to a Weed Killer, Runs Into Opposition and Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather

Photography and Art Links

British Journal of Photography has Olympics’ security guards “trained to deter people from taking photographs”

Whimbrel Nature Photography has Make Hay While The Sun Doesn’t Shine

Enlightened Images has Warning: Gov’t Rights Grab – NPS Photo Contest and Hey, that’s my picture in your painting! (Derivative Use)

Paid Content has Photographer sues street artist, Google Music over launch party pics

Mail Online has Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New York City

Hyperallergic has Artist Payments at NYC Nonprofits, By the Numbers

Stained Glass Designs has Free Stained Glass Patterns: Pinterest Woes

If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next one is scheduled for May 12th. The location will be announced about a week in advance – depending on what’s in bloom. I hope to see you there!