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Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Guy Tal has Teachers Wanted
PhotoWalk Pro has Finding a Shot in the Crowd
NY Times has Photographing Conflict for the First Time
John Paul Caponigro has 9 Essential Photo Editing iPhone Apps
Washington Post has No, D.C. photographers, you will not be arrested
Flowers, Trees and Plants Links
Baltimore Sun has Maryland has become ground zero for a new invasive species threat, wavyleaf basketgrass
NY Times has Seeds for New York: The Lawn Guy
Karen’s Garden Tips has Characteristics of Hybrid Tea Roses
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Consider 2012 “Entrance Fee Free Days” When Planning Your National Park Adventures, Call To Action: Growing The National Park System and Congressman Pushing Legislation To Require National Park Gift Shops To Carry “Made In America” Items
Refuge Watch has Stamp Out Extinction and USFWS Releases 10-year Blueprint for the Refuge System
NY Times has Ruling Backs Forest Service in Limiting Roads in the Wild
Wildlife Links
Washington Post has Farmers nationwide plant bee-friendly habitat to attract native pollinators, bolster honeybees and Vietnam loses fight to save its rare Javan rhinos after last animal believed poached for horn
BBC has Epic wolf hunt caught on camera and Bat killer cause confirmed as fungus
NY Times has Loving the Chambered Nautilus to Death and Arctic Predators, Caught in the Act
Environment
Slate has Black and Orange and Green: Can fun-size candy bars be good for the environment
If you’re in the DC area – I hope you’ll join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. Next one is scheduled for November 20t h, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!