Monthly Archives: May 2010

Many people enjoy watching ospreys. The Maine-based Biodiversity Research Institute has a webcam on an osprey nest in Pleasant Cove, Woolwich, Maine. When I was growing up, my mother used to point out the osprey nests in that cove as … Continue reading

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Estuarine Wetlands can be rehabilitated to provide carbon sequestration benefits Claremont Climate Report – May 26, 2010 http://www.claremontclimatereport.com/2010/05/estuarine-wetlands-can-be-rehabilitated.html

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A couple weeks ago the Compleat Wetlander blog described an opportunity to comment on the Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. http://aswm.org/wordpress/2010/05/the-compleat-wetlander-responding-to-a-changing-climate-cast-your-vote-for-protecting-water-wetlands-and-wildlife-by-may-15/.  When I checked the website today: there are over 2000 comments posted.  Included among … Continue reading

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“Strange Wetlands will return next week. Stay tuned…”

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Human Cost of Oil – Gulf Coast Oil Spill By Al Huang – Switchboard (NRDC blog) – May 13, 2010 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ahuang/ the_human_cost_of_oil_gulf_coa.html

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It’s May and that means it’s American Wetlands Month.  May was selected as the month to celebrate wetlands by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1991 because this is the time of year many wetlands are looking their best.  Plants … Continue reading

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I was about twelve years old when I first saw Little Shop of Horrors, (1986) with Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. I loved it. The remake of the 1960s film featured one of the most famous Venus flytraps—Audrey II (or … Continue reading

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Latest Gulf oil spill forecast shows push west to fragile Louisiana wetlands Press Register Blog – May 10, 2010 The latest Gulf of Mexico oil spill forecast map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to show a … Continue reading

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In October of 2010 the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is scheduled to report to the President on a U.S. approach to climate change adaptation.  It will outline what federal agencies are doing and recommend additional ideas to consider in … Continue reading

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Recently a colleague sent me a list to a webpage with “weed recipes” with information about invasive species. (Thanks, Ruth!) I posted the link on Facebook thinking of friends who are always on the look-out for new ideas on cooking, … Continue reading

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