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Category Archives: biodiversity
“The rapid development, as far as we can judge, of all the higher plants within recent geological time is an abominable mystery.” ~Darwin Last night I enjoyed Woody Allen’s film, “Midnight in Paris,” a surrealistic journey into the past. Cinematic … Continue reading
Posted in aquatic plants, biodiversity, invasive species, water quality
Tagged aquatic plants, floating fern, Midnight in Paris, water lily, wetlands
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It’s vacation time and the Association of State Wetland Managers’ main office is located in Vacationland otherwise known as the great State of Maine. This is the time of year that Maine residents are suddenly contacted by long-lost relatives in … Continue reading
“Sometimes these animals are crushed seemingly to pieces, and, to all appearance, utterly destroyed; yet still they set themselves to work, and, in a few days, mend all their numerous breaches… to the re-establishment of the ruined habitation.” -Oliver Goldsmith, … Continue reading
I was in the Wetlands this morning, just exploring around, and on my way back I saw this strange sight. Everything was on fire. -Halidorn, World of Warcraft game forum The popular multi-player video game, World of Warcraft, which I’ve … Continue reading
Although 2010 was technically the year of the Tiger, it was a real bear for most people. 2010 was also the year of a really big discovery: the polar-grizzly hybrid. In an early 2010 study, researcher Robert Rockwell reported that … Continue reading
“Without your community and your family you would not be happy Without nature you would not be alive” Pavan Sukhdev, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Study Leader Last week a report was published through the United Nations Environment Program … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, environment, wetlands
Tagged 2010, bee, biodiversity, Colony Collapse Disorder, community, diversity, economic theory, Economics of Ecosystems, economists, Einstein, externalities, fish, garden, honey bees, life, loss of profits, nature, pesky, plants, predator insects, Queen of the Sun, Steiner, wetland, wetlands, wildlife, Year of Biodiversity
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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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Tagged biodiversity, Biodiversity Research Institute, eagle cam, loons, osprey, osprey cam, wetlands, wildlife camera
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On an annual basis, we now recognize numerous environmental days, weeks, months and even years—2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. Often these dates are used to promote awareness, raise funds or support learning in the classroom. World Wetlands Day. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910., Awareness Day, environmental days, wetlands, World Water Day, World Wetlands Day
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World Wetlands Day is February 2nd. The 2010 theme of World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change.” It is the first time that climate change has been a part of the theme for the internationally recognized anniversary of … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Ramsar Convention, wetlands, World Wetlands Day
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