Strike it Rich Rose (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
Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Can Milkweed be Bad for Monarchs
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Conservation Association has Grand Teton Gets $16 Million to Preserve Threatened State Lands—Just in the Nick of Time
National Parks Traveler has What To Look For When Shopping For Bear Spray For Your Next National Park Adventure and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Intended To Put Youth, Veterans To Work On Public Lands
Wildlife Links
The New York Times has Energy Industry Awaits U.S. Ruling on Prairie Chicken
National Geographics has Antarctica Braces for Influx of Invasive Species and Stop Stimulating the Ivory Trade; Just Stop Trade
Photography and Art Links
BBC News has Trees removed from famous paintings by Edinburgh scientist and Uncovering the past
The Trichordist has The Copyright Policy Reality Gap
PetaPixel has Should Photographs Captured in Zoos Be Considered Legitimate ‘Nature’ Pics? and Judge Rules News Agencies Cannot Use Twitter Photos Without Permission
the Atlantic has Rare Photo of the Mushroom Cloud Over Hiroshima Discovered in a Former Japanese Elementary School
Dan Williams Bird Photography has Losing the Color and Capturing the Mood and The Magic Minute Before Sunrise
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, January 27th at my house in Bethesda,MD. This will be a casual get together from 2-5pm. If you’ve got some favorite flower or garden photos you’ve taken – please bring no more than 5 and a snack to share with everyone. I hope to see you there!
