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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
The Conservation Report | October 8th 2008 by Buck Denton
AGRICULTURE: SCIENTIST AT WORK | NORMAN T. UPHOFF: Food Revolution That Starts With Rice ANIMAL WELFARE: Boy fed zoo reptiles to crocodile: A seven-year-old boy has been filmed going on the rampage at a popular zoo in Australia, killing rare rep read more
Gear: Shock Doctor Gear Drying Duffel Bags
Flyfishmagazine.com | October 7th 2008 by Lee Murdock
Could the Shock Doctor Power Dry™ Ballistic Multisport Gear Bag be the solution for the moldy waders issue we face after every fishing trip that involves air travel?The patented Power Dry System uses a custom designed free-standing blower to direct read more
Invasive species is found on key shellfish habitat: eelgrass
Marine animal news | October 7th 2008 by prakash kumar
Over the last 10 years, Mary Carman has documented how slimy sea squirts have invaded coastal New England, multiplying on rocks, docks, boat bottoms, moorings, and other hard surfaces. Their rubbery... Extensive site includes news of various topics read more
critter problems
Lost in the Landscape | October 4th 2008 by James
The last of the tomatoes were starting to looked snacked on. And then there was this blatantly half-eaten apple leaning over the fence from the neighbor’s. The fruits and veggies in my yard can go weeks with no competition from the local f read more
"Thou waitest late, and com'st alone"
Walking the Berkshires | September 29th 2008
I had a day out on the land - an increasingly rare event during the work week as I become progressively more executive and therefore bound to desks and meetings. I made the time to volunteer with a bunch of... read more
DEC Grants Available for Invasive Species
Adirondack Almanack | September 27th 2008 by Adirondack Almanack - New York History Blog
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today that grant applications are now being accepted for projects proposing to eradicate terrestrial invasive species. Terrestrial invasive species is d read more
Eucalyptus species fail to support native understory
RaisingIslands | September 26th 2008
Much of native Hawaiian vegetation is understory vegetation, growing under canopies of 'ōhi'a and koa—but in restoring natives, will just any canopy species do?Perhaps not, according to a study performed by Rebecca Ostertag at the University of Ha read more
Animal Art by Jenny Pope
Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo | September 26th 2008 by MJ Schindler
This playful image of a Newfoundland dog herding puffins through the streets is a color-reduction woodcut by artist Jenny Pope, who features animals as her subjects. I just love the lines, colors, detail, movement, and expression in all her work, b read more
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT: Peacocks overrun Miami neighborhood, and…
The Conservation Report | September 23rd 2008 by Buck Denton
Residents and parents of the Miami Neighborhood, Coconut Grove are being overwhelmed by peacocks. Not rats or cockroaches but peacocks. Personally, I’ve kept peacocks and they are charming creatures, but some residents of Coconut Grove don’t th read more
Ellos!
It's Alive!! | September 23rd 2008
Myrmecos reports his findings: Paraguay may be the only place in the world that is a net exporter of invasive ant species. Ugh! I hate ants. I don’t think there is a living thing I detest more. Don’t get me wrong they are social and techn read more
Are Human-Caused Ecological Invasions Good for Evolution and Dive…
biochemicalsoul.com | September 21st 2008 by Irradiatus
Today I read of another huge snake finding in Florida that got me thinking once again about invasive species and evolution, as did the original story from earlier this year in which I learned of the invasion. Over the past eight years, a population read more
Florida: We’ll Take Your Pythons, Cougars, No Questions Asked
Ecolocalizer | September 19th 2008 by Lucille Chi
You know those “safe-haven” laws that let parents drop off their unwanted kids in a safe place without fear of consequences? (In Nebraska, it’s even legal to give up an unruly 18-year-old!) Well, Florida’s doing the same thing read more
New Zealand Mud Snails Discovered in Russian River: How Do We Sto…
The Trout Underground | September 18th 2008 by Tom Chandler
And the invasives keep marching on (from the Ukiah Daily Journal): The New Zealand mud snail, an invasive species of pest, has been discovered in Russian River waters. Never before found in Mendocino County, the small aquatic snail is known to have b read more
Trout Unlimited Wants FF Manufacturers to Eliminate Felt Soled Bo…
The Trout Underground | September 12th 2008 by Tom Chandler
We’re continuing Fly Fishing Industry Week here at the Underground with a Trout Unlimited (the other, less-popular TU) press release asking fly fishing manufacturers to discontinue the sale of felt-soled wading boots by 2011. With a New Zealand read more
Affordable, one (or few)- of- a- kind lighting, pillows, and dinn…
Decorology | September 9th 2008 by Ashley
I'm on the hunt for two small lamps for either side of my bed. After searching the usual suspects, I was left unimpressed, so I decided to look the hand-made way...Here are some of my favorites I now have to choose from...From artist Yours Truly, (t read more
Bush Neuters Endangered Species Act | ZapRoot 053
An Inconvenient Blog | September 4th 2008 by Wayne Roden
This week at ZapRoot, 1. The Bush Administration endangers the Endangered Species Act 2. Searching online becomes green & charitable with Good Search 3. Check out some new Green Gadgets read more
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
The Conservation Report | August 29th 2008 by Buck Denton
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: $800 Million Prize for Alternative Energy to Power Africa’s Villages ANIMAL WELFARE: Wheeled Tortoise Gets Around ANTARCTIC MELTING: “New” Killer Whale Types at Risk From Antarctic Warming ARCTIC MELTING: Shellfish M read more
Felt Soled Wading Boots NOT Banned in New Zealand: Invasives Disc…
The Trout Underground | August 25th 2008 by Tom Chandler
A while ago I ran a “Short Cast” story about New Zealand’s new law banning the use of felt-soled wading boots (a hedge against the spread of invasive species). It turns out the legislation wasn’t signed by New Zealand’s read more
Shipwrecks can cause long-term biological reef damage
RaisingIslands | August 24th 2008
When a ship wrecks on a reef, the impacts go far beyond the mere mechanical damage caused to coral scarred and gouged by the impact and the ship rolling in the surf.(Image: A shipwreck on the Palmyra reef. USGS photo by Thierry Work.)New research sho read more
Art Imitates Life
Walking the Berkshires | August 23rd 2008
There are invasive species even in Outland. Encountered whilst playing WOW: "Common Azerothian Species" "This plant was probably carried through the Dark Portal by someone from Azeroth." read more
INVASIVE SPECIES: Burmese pythons, an invasive species in south F…
The Conservation Report | August 21st 2008 by Buck Denton
Irresponsible pet owners that have released Burmese pythons into the Floridian landscape have caused an expensive problem that is certain to spread throughout the United States, and these large snakes can spread even further north into the United Sta read more
Invasive Species Impacts
Fly Fishing Colorado | August 19th 2008 by Marshall
8/19 Invasive species are those that are not a normal part of an ecosystem or aquasystem. Usually invasive species are introduced by human beings on boats, anchor ropes, wet felt soles, ballast water, aquarium dumps, releasing little Sammy read more
Repeated federal court orders haven't protected little yellow for…
RaisingIslands | August 19th 2008
It has been almost 30 years since federal courts first ruled that an endangered native Hawaiian bird trumps introduced, environmentally destructive game animals on government property.(Image: The yellow-headed palila. Credit: Jack Jeffrey.)But after read more
Invasive Species List
Fly Fishing Colorado | August 18th 2008 by Marshall
It seems the list of invasive species grows every day. Here in Colorado, it was the New Zealand mud snail, then the zebra mussel was discovered on a boat anchor rope in Pueblo Reservoir. Invasive species are an ever growing problem in the U.S.& read more
Asian Longhorned Beetle Makes it in Massachusetts
Walking the Berkshires | August 17th 2008
The best way I know to absolutely kill an otherwise cheerful conversation over cocktails (aside from gross breaches of decorum) is to tell your companions that just about every tree species they know and love is poised to succumb to... read more
Certify your land as a Wildlife Habitat
Bonnie's Blog - Sustainable Farmer | August 16th 2008 by Bonnie
The National Wildlife Federation makes it easy to certify your backyard or farmland as wildlife friendly. The easy online form carries you through the process of assessing your current efforts. Checkboxes help you identify the ways that you are pro read more
Orange County Snakehead
Flyfishmagazine.com | August 10th 2008 by Lee Murdock
I didn't notice this until I was already on my way out of Middletown, NY last week but it seems I wasn't the only invasive specie in the area. read more
Felt Soles vs. Aquastealth Sticky Rubber
Fly Fishing Colorado | August 9th 2008 by Marshall
Felt soles on wading boots have long been an industry standard. Originally patented by famous Catskill fly fisher Edward Hewitt, the felt sole has undergone some changes but still retains the basic design of Hewitt. Today high density fel read more
The US war on invasive marine species bogged down by politics
Grendiary | August 7th 2008
Species of tiny marine and estuarine animals like the mussels have invaded sources of drinking water in California. Japanese crabs in large numbers have invaded Long Island Sound, which is more than 6,000 miles from their native habitat in Japan. The read more
INVASIVE SPECIES: Emerald ash borer discovered in Wisconsin
The Conservation Report | August 5th 2008 by Buck Denton
The emerald ash borer is native to Asia, and like all invasive species they are threatening native wildlife and causing economic damage. In Michigan, the invasive is responsible for destroying millions of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.), and there is a co read more
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