Cherry Parfait Rose (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found this week – hope you find them interesting.
Photography and Art Links
Black Star Rising has Someone Ripped Off My Photos Three Years Ago. Can I Still Sue?
HandMade in PA has Top 10 Reasons You Should Buy Contemporary Art
Virtual Photography Studios has Is Your Photography the $50 Assembly Product or the $5,000 Original
Plagiarism Today has The Lara Jade Coton/TVX Case: The Full Story
Gardening, Flower and Plant Links
BBC News has Rare Foissilised Flower Found, Related to Sunflowers
Easy Shade Gardening has Create Shade Garden
Scientific American has Death and Chocolate: Disease Threatens to Devastate Global Cocoa Supply
CSMonitor has When to Prune Trees and Shrubs? Wait Til After the Leaves Fall
Black Mountain News has Fall Colors Are Expected to be Vibrant this Year
Discovery News has 20 Percent of Plant Species Face Extinction
National Park & Wildlife Refuge Links
Refuge Watch has Oil Lingers at Bon Secour NWR
National Parks Traveler has Interior Secretary Salazar Issues “Scientific Integrity” Order
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Record Summer of Turtle Nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Spawns . . . Debate, Great Gray Owls in Yosemite National Park Deemed to be Distinct Subspecies,
CSMonitor has Florida Panther Comeback a Success with Many Asteriks , South Africa Rhinos: Poachers Now Take 20 Rhinos Per Month,
LATimes has Another Deadly Challenge for the Sea Otters
Audubon Magazine has National Parks: The Mother Lode
The Guardian has This Seal Was Declared Extinct in 1892. So What is it Doing Alive and Well Today?
Environmental Issues Links
Rainforest News has General Mills Moves Away from Rainforest Destruction
Sustainable Business has 60 MPG Standard Would Save America $101B Per Year in 2030