Catesby’s Trillium (c) 2009 Patty Hankins

Here are some links I found interesting this week  – hope you enjoy them

Photography and Art Links

PDN Pulse has Is AFP Stealing Pictures Again?

Plagiarism Today has some great stock letters for photographers and New Ruling on Proper DMCA Takedowns

Copyright Zone has Copyright and Public Buildings

More info on the alleged Ansel Adams negatives – Mystery Solved: They’re By Uncle Earl and More Controversy Over Alleged Ansel Adams Negatives

10Gallon.com has the Artist Statement Generator 2000

Art Biz Blog has Brag Better About Your Art, About You

Beyond Megapixels has Is a Hand Held Light Meter Really Necessary

LightStalking has What You Need to Know About Shooting Stock Photography

PPA Today has Michigan Supreme Court Decision May Affect Photographers

The Online Photographer has The Power of Workshops

Maria Brophy has Eight Things You Must Do When You Sell An Artwork

Gardening, Plants & Flowers Links

Daily Green has Premature Wildflower Bloom Linked to Global Warming

Detroit Free Press has Gardeners Showcase Native Wildflowers And Other Plants

National Park & Wildlife Refuge Links

Civil War Times has Wal-mart at Wilderness Trial Date to Be Set on Aug 13

BBC News has Everglades and Madagascar Forests on UNESCO Danger List

National Parks Traveler has National Parks to Waive Entrance Fees on August 14 and 15, Secretary Salazar Hopes to Negotiate RS 2477 Solution with Utah Officials, Int. Secretary Salazar Glad to See Everglades Park Returned to “In Danger” List, and Oil Spill Doesn’t Seem To Have Major Impact on Gulf Islands National Seashore’s Nesting Shorebirds

Refuge Watch has Friends of Bon Secour Get Specialized Boat and USFWS Wants Horses Removed From Sheldon NWR

CSMonitor has Papahanaumokuadkea Marine National Monument Named UN World Heritage Site

El Defensor Chiefain has Workers Virtually Done with Cleanup at Bosque del Apache NWR

Wildlife Links

Refuge Watch has Major Conservation Deal Will Protect Florida Manatees

TreeHugger has Plankton in Peril as Warming Oceans Causes Steady Population Decline

Science Centric has Super-rare Elkhorn Coral Found in Pacific

Conserve Wildlife has Ten Things You Can Do to Help Wildlife in Your Backyard

Science Daily has Most Panda Habitat is Outside Nature Reserves

National Parks Traveler has Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Into the Atlantic Ocean

Hampton Roads has NC Lawmaker’s Bill Proposes to Expand Size of Corolla Herd

NYTimes has In the Middle of Nowhere, Snooping on Sea Turtles

Environmental Issues Links

Dan Williams has Pelicans of the Gulf

YubaNet has Lawsuit Filed to Stop 677 mile Ruby Pipeline and Protect Endangered Fish