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

Photography and Art Links

PPA Today has Photographing on Public Lands

Digital Photography School has Spot Metering . . . Expose Yourself,

Renee Phillips has Increasing Your Art Buyers

ScoutieGirl has Mindful Spending: Creative Tithing

Stacy Caldwell is raising money for the Humane League of Lancaster County with the Dogs of Lancaster Project

Copyright Zone has New Money, Same Old Excuses

CraftMBA has Stop Making Average Products for Average People

Plagiarism Today has 7 Common Questions about DMCA Counter Notices

Flower, Gardening and Plant Links

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has a Native Plant Conservation Initiative

Punk Rock Gardens has So What is a Native?

Garden Variety has information about Baltimore’s National Aquarium Gardens including a plant list.

Homestead Gardens has It’s Summer Drought Time – Are You Watering?

National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links

The Yuma Sun has Refuge Plan for Lions, Sheep Complete

National Parks Traveler has Is There a Thaw Coming on the Three Year Freeze on National Park Fees?, Rangers Will Lead Walks to Explore Gettysburg NMP This Summer, Free Entry to National Parks This Weekend, and Opposition Mounts to Tourism Promotion of National Parks

Refuge Watch has USFWS Sends Message to Alaska Fish and Game,

The Wilderness Society has Wildlife Refuges – Not Just for the Birds

The Natural Capital has a calendar for National Trails Day in the DC Area

Savannah Now has Popular Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Drive to Close for 18 Months

National Geographic has Top Ten Issues Facing the National Parks

Wildlife Links

NYTimes has 7000 Miles and No Pretzels,

Charlotte Observer has Red Wolf Pups Head into the North Carolina Wild

National Parks Travler has Three Florida Panthers Killed in Three Days By Vehicle Collisions

Discovery News has Invasive Fish Drives Madagascar Bird Extinct

Yahoo News has Oil Effects on Endangered Species May Be Mind Boggling

Oregon Live has Fish Invaders Causing Dramatic Downturn in Birds at Eastern Oregon Refuge

Deccan Herald has Tiger Tops List of Endangered Species

Environmental Issues Links

BBC News has Sherpas Warn Ice Melt is Making Everest Dangerous

Dan Williams has It’s Not Just the Gulf in Trouble

Sustainablog has The Tipping Point for Polar Bears and the Planet