Lotus Blossom V © 2011 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
ArtBizBlog has Educate Those Who Ask for Donations of Your Art
ArtInfo has Interview with Martin Kemp on How To Spot a Lost Leonardo
Guy Tal Photography Journal has I am The 0.000000014%
The New York Times has Artists File Lawsuits, Seeking Royalties
Plagiarism Today has How to Deal with Repeat Infringers
Flowers, Trees and Plants Links
National Parks Traveler has Four Men Given Jail Time For Digging Up Gingseng In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WNYC.org has NY Botanical Garden Celebrates Restoration of Ancient Forest
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
Refuge Watch has Study Shows Wildlife Refuges Help Provide Jobs and Major Financial Boost to U.S Economy, and Take Action by Nov. 15 to Protect Arctic NWR
National Parks Traveler has Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Joins National Park System
The New York Times has Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban
Wildlife Links
TreeHugger has Egypt’s Endangered Species in Media Spotlight
Summit County Citizens Voice has New surveys up estimates of coral reef biodiversity
National Parks Traveler has Winter Brings Increased Hazards for Wildlife and Humans on Park Roads
International Society for Endangered Cats has Cats In China
The Washington Post has Going, going, gone: 3 rhino subspecies extinct or close to extinction in the wild
Environmental Issues Links
The Washington Post has Susquehanna dam’s sediment has officials fearing for the Chesapeake Bay
The New York Times has Pine Trees Help Reconstruct a Long-Ago Drought
Mother Jones has Gulf Oil Spill? What Gulf Oil Spill?
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 20th, you can find me at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC. Hope to see you there!