Yellow Trillium and Purple Phacelia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
Organic Gardening has 12 of the Most Common Weeds
NBC News has Study: US farmers using more pesticides on ‘superweeds’
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Great Smoky Mountains National Park Planning To Implement Backcountry Fees In 2013
The New York Times has The Geography of Nope
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Creature Feature: A Fairy Of A Different Sort
The New York Times has Leopard Poaching on the Rise, Group Warns
Environmental Issues Links
NBC News has Great Barrier Reef coral seeing ‘major decline,’ scientists report
Photography and Art Links
National Geographics has Let There Be Light
Photo Attorney has Excuses, Excuses (Part 3)
San Francisco Chronicle has Ansel Adams prints found at UC Berkeley
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, October 14th at U.S. Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC. We will meet out front at 9:45am. I hope to see you there!