Monet’s Blue Bearded Iris (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some links I found this week – hope you find them interesting.
Photography and Art Links
Martin Missfeldt has Masterpiece Cartoons – From Nefertiti to Leonardo da Vinci
Alyson Stanfield has The 3 Most Critical Items on Your Facebook Fan Page
Gardening, Plants & Flowers Links
BBC News has Plants Send SOS Signal to Insects, Mangrove Forests Decline Around the World and
National Park & Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Rebuilding Stone Guardrails Will Cause Traffic Problems on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Is Another International Park on the Horizon for the NPS?, and Climate Change Report Carries Foreboding Forecast for Shenandoah NP and Historic Jamestown
Knoxville News Sentinal has Smokies Prepared for National Initiative
MSNBC has National Parks Feel the Effects of Human Environmental Threats
Refuge Watch has Nature Conservancy Helps Okefenokee NWR Grow
Wildlife Links
National Parks Traveler has Need to Cull Elk in Theodore Roosevelt NP Points to Larger Problem Across NPS, Researchers to Begin 37th Year of Grizzly Bear Research in Yellowstone NP and Excavations of Sea Turtle Nests Draw a Crowd at Cape Hatteras NS
Science Daily has Tiny Gulf Sea Creature Could Shed Light on Oil Spill’s Impact
Hummingbird Guide has How To Attract Hummingbirds
Associated Press has EPA Denies Bid to Ban Lead in Hunting Ammunition
Texas Farm Bureau has TFB Member Leads Way in Expanding Habitat for Migratory Birds
BBC has Killer Whale Evolution Leads to Two Orca Species and NYC Sky-scrapers Dim Lights to Help Migratory Birds
Environmental Issues Links
Science Daily has Scientists Concerned about Environmental Impact of Recycling E-Waste
NY Times has Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks