Yellow Trillium with Ferns (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found interesting this week – hope you find them useful
Photography and Art Links
Maria Brophy has The Problem with Donating Art and the Solution
Photographers using Corbis need to be aware of a court case affecting copyright registraions. Several sites have posted information about this including PDNPulse, PhotoAttorney, and Photo Business News & Forums.
Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log has Book Cover not Artwork, Subject to Right of Publicity Claim
Flower, Gardening and Plant Links
NativeTech has great information about Indigenous Plants & Native Uses in the Northeast
The University of Michigan has the Native American Ethnobotany Index
National Park & National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Republicans, Democrats Differ over Whether National Park Designations Should Block Energy Projects
Wildlife Links
BBC has Mediteranian Gray Whale Appears Back from the Dead
The Observer has Fears for Crops As Shock Figures From America Show Scale of Bee Catastrophe
NYTimes has Costa Rica Learn Jaguars Need a Smooth Commute
Environmental Issues Links
Washington Post has Chesapeake Bay Settlement Has EPA Agreeing to Enforce Pollution Reduction Goals