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Archive for February, 2009

Growing Wild Garden Consultations

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Need help integrating native plants into your landscape?  Then schedule a one-time on site garden consultation with native plant experts! Each consultation includes: 90 minute visit with you in your garden Follow-up customized report Backyard ...

Shining New Light on Light Pollution

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SCIENTISTS HAVE LONG known that artificial lights can lead animals astray, causing them to crash into buildings or migrate in the wrong direction, for example. Perhaps the best known case is the threat that faces newly hatched sea ...

Honeybee Help Goes Beyond Pollination

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

EVERYONE KNOWS that bees are many plants’ best friends, serving as reproductive assistants by spreading pollen between plants. But a new study finds that honeybees also serve another important role in the lives of plants: bodyguard. Leaf-munching caterpillars have fine sensory ...

Exclusive LIVE Webcast Featuring Dr. Greg Butcher, Audubon’s Director of Bird Conservation

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

WHEN: Friday, February 20 at 1 pm EST (12 noon CST, 11 am MST, 10 am PST) WHAT: A live webcast with Dr. Greg Butcher, Audubon's Director of Bird Conservation, as he reviews the groundbreaking report Birds and Climate Change: Ecological ...

Global Warming Pushing Birds Hundreds of Miles North

Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Global warming is causing measureable disturbance to North American birds, with the warming climate forcing some birds up to 300 miles farther north than just 40 years ago, according to an Audubon Society study released this week. The report's conclusion: The ...