Category Archives: wildlife

Views from the blog-o-sphere

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Administrator

Eel River Preserve Honored By Beth Daly – Boston Globe Green Blog – June 27, 2011 http://www.boston.com/business/articles/ 2011/06/27/eel_river_preserve_team_ honored/

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Wetlander’s Pick of the Posts

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Administrator

Baby Racoon in Tub http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzpfktxwfc

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Strange Wetlands: Wild Things Look for New Haunts, Creep into Our World

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Leah Stetson

Of all the Maine islands I visited during a summer field course on island ecology in summer ’99, Crotch Island seemed to me a ghostland: silent quarry equipment gave way to nature. Grasses and vines snaked over crawlers, ospreys nested … Continue reading →

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Strange Wetlands: Swan Lake, A Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauties

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Leah Stetson

With the holidays upon us, I think back to childhood experiences of visiting the theater to see ballets. I played the part of “floating garbage” in an environmental ballet called “A Blue Whale.” Three of my favorites are among the … Continue reading →

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The Compleat Wetlander: Wildlife in Wetlands and Wildlands

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jeanne Christie

Wildlife and people abound in Yellowstone National Park this month.  This past weekend the Compleat Wetlander encountered bison, coyotes, wolves, antelope, Sandhill cranes, osprey, weasel, rabbit, squirrels and bear—mostly in wetlands and the adjacent floodplains of the park.  As winter … Continue reading →

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Wetlander’s Pick of the Posts

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Administrator

Rising Seas Endanger Wetland Wildlife http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/Rising-Seas-Endanger-Wetland-Wildlife.html

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The Compleat Wetlander: Understanding Wetlands

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jeanne Christie

What is a wetland?  It seems like a simple question. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers defines wetlands as “those areas that are inundated or saturated at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do … Continue reading →

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Views from the Blog-o-sphere

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Administrator

Water Trails Take Paddlers Deep Inside National Wildlife Refuges http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/ showNews.cfm?newsId=D44E30A7-F5C9-F854-66AD11C6C1A55B91

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The Compleat Wetlander: Wetlands – Nature’s Kidneys and Other Specialized Services

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Jeanne Christie

Wetlands are valued for the important services they provide:  wildlife habitat, flood water storage, recreation and pollution cleaning up (water quality).  Currently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to collect information to assess the overall health of these important … Continue reading →

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Views from the Blog-o-sphere: the Wetlander’s Pick of the Posts

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Administrator

It’s Cold!  What Happened to Global Warming! http://www.pewclimate.org/blog/gulledgej/ science-question-cold-weather-global-warming Create a Wildlife Friendly Yard by Robert Morton http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-us-how-to-use-this-site_31.html

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