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Due to Hurricane Irene causing me to be offline for several days this week – I’m extending the early bird pricing on my 2012 Wildflower Calendar through September 5. So order this weekend and save $ 3.00 per calendar!
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week – hope you enjoy them as well
Photography and Art Links
Scott Wood has Guess what, your photography is worth something!
Flowers, Plants & Gardening Links
Identify That Plant has False — and true — Solomon’s seal
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has National Park Service Issues 5-Year “Call To Action” Plan For Moving Toward Its Second Century, Website Launched To Garner Support For Protection Of Public Lands Around Glacier National Park, Addition of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Pushes Number of National Park System Units to 395, $701,000 Grant Helps Kids Learn More About National, State and Local Parks, Congresswoman Bachmann Would Support Drilling For Oil In Everglades National Park , Hurricane Irene Washes Out Road at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Various Damage At Other East Coast National Park Units and Several Options Under Discussion To Restore Highway Access Down Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Citizen-Times has Cherokees push for right to gather plants in Smokies park
The Sun Sentinal has Florida national parks need protecting
US Fish & Wildlife Service has Hurricane Information Center
Wildlife Links
Christian Science Monitor has New species emerge as rebels fade from Colombia’s rainforest
National Parks Traveler has Beware of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Bears and Bear Watching Mayhem In Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
NY Times has ‘Smart Collar’ in the Works to Manage Wildlife Better
Baltimore Sun has Maryland’s oysters more depleted than thought, study says
Environmental Issues Links
MSNBC has Second giant ice island set to break off Greenland glacier