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Coral Reef Chrysanthemum © 2011 Patty Hankins

 

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