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Category Archives: humor
Recently it came to my attention that it is possible to get advice from a tree, a river, a lake and even a wetland. There are websites where you can not only see the advice given by these entities, but … Continue reading
Posted in humor, wetlands, wetlands regulation
Tagged Advice from a wetland, Churchill, Never give up
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Admit it: You’ve always wanted to go to a Halloween costume ball dressed as Hydrilla the Invasive Aquatic Witch. No? What about Swampthing? Designing original—and often, obscure—Halloween costumes is a specialty of mine. Growing up in haunted houses with a … Continue reading
There are many old myths about the snapping turtle. Folks warn, “If a snapping turtle bites you, it won’t let go until it thunders,” and in places like Alabama, snappers are nicknamed “thunder turtles.” One colorful story about a New … Continue reading
Strange Wetlands recommended some good wetland documentaries and educational films in a previous post. But wetlands show up in other types of media. Some TV shows take a less serious approach to using wetlands to set the scene. Others are … Continue reading
Last year Strange Wetlands paid homage to the fictional characters, Mark Trail and Swampthing, as unsung wetland heroes. But what of others? Let’s not forget Ranger Rick. As a kid, I looked forward to receiving my monthly issue of Ranger … Continue reading
Posted in humor, wetlands
Tagged Captain Planet, environmental comics, Floronic Man, Ranger Rick, Shrek, swampthing, The Orchid Thief, wetland heroes
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With mud season just around the corner (it’s called “spring” in other parts of the country), I thought it might be time for some wetland humor—get your mind out of the culvert; these jokes aren’t dirty. I’ve been keeping an … Continue reading
Posted in Vernal Pools, humor, wetlands
Tagged vernal pool, vernal pool jokes, wetland cartoons, wetland jokes, wetlands
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Mark Trail is my ideal man. He loves the outdoors—fishing, watching wildlife, whitewater rafting, blazing a trail through the woods. Mark Trail was an “environmentalist” long before it was cool to be one. He’s got well-established values but he’s also … Continue reading
Posted in humor, natural resources, wetlands
Tagged environmentalist, fws, Jack Elrod, Mark Trail, natural resources, wetlands, wildlife
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This was something I got for Wetland Breaking News, which I included in an April Fools’ edition http://www.aswm.org/wbn/april_ fool’s_day_wbn.pdf ~ Daryl Hannah’s press agent sent me a press release for the environmental movie, “Shark Swarm,” about man-eating sharks and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Daryl Hannah, jaws, man-eating sharks, shark, shark movie poster, Shark Swarm, wetland
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