Snowdrops (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Here are some sites I found interesting recently. Hope you find some of them interesting
Photography and Art Links
Peter Cox at Luminous Landscape has Planning a Shoot
A Photo Editor has Recent Facebook Changes Are Bad For Professional Photographers
TipSquirrel has Ten Things Beginners Should Know in Lightroom
Photo Business News & Forum has Copyright – Enforce it Whenever Possible
Flowers, Plants & Gardening Links
MyDesert.com has Variety of plants are spreading, invading space of native blooms
Invasive Notes has The Wicked Inconvenience of Invasive Golden Bamboo
Mongabay has Vines Rising in the Amazon and other American Rainforests
DCist has National Arboretum’s Azaleas: Saved!
Washington Post has Arboretum reverses decision to destroy azalea display after public backlash
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
DelawareOnline has Delaware lawmakers proposes revised national park bill
National Parks Traveler has Traveler’s View: The National Park Service Failed Its Mission With Plan For Addition Lands at Big Cypress National Preserve, Budgeting Woes Likely To Hit The National Park Service, Updated: National Park Service Budget Would Grow by $138 Million Under President’s FY12 Proposal
Refuge Watch has Refuge System and Land Acquisition Funding Take a Hit in GOP Budget
Environmental News Network has Climate change keenly felt in Alaska’s national parks
AL.com has Natural habitats at wildlife refuge getting gentler version of beach cleanup
President Obama has introduced new initiatives in the America’s Great Outdoors Program. Info is available at
- Washington Post – Obama pushes effort to protect public lands
- America’s Great Outdoors website
- National Parks Conservation Association – America’s Great Outdoors Report Provides A Promising Vision for Connecting Americans to Our National Parks
Wildlife Links
BBC has In pictures: Malaysian wildlife caught on camera
National Park Service has Big Horn Sheep use U.S. 93 wildlife overcross
Mongabay has Rhino Horn Price Matches Cocaine
Environmental Issues Links
NYTimes has Heavy Rains Linked to Humans, Southwestern Water: Going, Going, Gone? and The Risk to Bristol Bay