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Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
Beautiful Wildlife Garden has Lady Bird Johnson, A Woman With a Love of Natural Beauty
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
Richmond Times-Dispatch has For battlefield thefts, man gets 366-day term
National Parks Traveler has Ryan Budget Would Lead To Closures Of “Hundreds” Of National Park Units and Spring In the National Parks: Where Can You Find Wildflowers?
National Parks Examiner has National Park Service fines tour guide for Bigfoot search without a permit
Wildlife Links
Washington Post has Fairfax painting its deer shocking pink; will the shame finally make them go away?
Nature Conservancy has Proof Is in the Cheetah
Mother Jones has 3 New Studies Link Bee Decline to Bayer Pesticide
WWF India has The Elusive Snow Leopard
Environmental Issues Links
Mother Jones has In the Everglades, Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Industry’s Mess and Scientists Use Thoreau’s Journal Notes to Track Climate Change
Photography and Art Links
Whimbrel Nature Photography has Rebirthand Don’t Fear The Rain
Artist Bill of Rights has Pinterest Terms of Use Changed
Read Write Web has Despite Policy Changes, Pinterest Still Doesn’t Comply With DMCA
Alain Briot has They are Stealing Our Work at Luminous Landscape
NYTimes has 100 Years Later: A Snapshot of Life on the Titanic
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 April 7th when we head to Meadowlark Botanical Garden. Hope to see you there.