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This week President Obama will give his State of the Union address to both Houses of Congress. There are many grave challenges the Nation faces with respect to the economy, unemployment and the war overseas. These are the topics the … Continue reading
Connecticut wetlands law http://www.ctwetlandslaw.com/ 2010/01/2010-looking-backward- and-forward.html Wildlife agency opposes Charles County highway By Tim Wheeler – B-More Green (a blog by Baltimore Sun) – January 5, 2010 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has weighed in against a four-lane highway … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, wetlands, wildlife
Tagged Charles County, Chesapeake Bay, Connecticut, Mattawoman Creek, migratory fish, wetland
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Behind the ASWM office in Maine, Jeanne’s husband, Larry, has positioned a motion-sensor camera to take snapshots of wildlife that visit the yard at night. Similar to the funny greeting card with the bulldog hugging the cat on the couch, … Continue reading
Over the years I’ve often reflected on the complexity of trying to establish consistent wetland policies nationally. It seems like it shouldn’t be so difficult. But it is and the reason is simple. The United States is a land of … Continue reading
Posted in ecosystem, wetlands, wildlife
Tagged Bailey's Ecoregions, ecosystem, farmers, flood waters, Mississippi, Section 404, wetland policy, wetlands, wildlife
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I’ve met plenty of people who share my ophidiophobia. But few can rival me with real-life encounters like I’ve had with snakes. Have you ever worn a cobra on your head so that its fangs face your face as you … Continue reading
Celebrate Fall at a National Wildlife Refuge Near You: Fall 2009 Events Wetland Restoration Workshop at Sweet Briar College September 11-13, 2009 in Amherst, Virginia. Participants will be involved in the actual restoration of two wetlands. Visit: http://www.wetlandsandstreamrestoration.org/ index_files/Page668.htm Go … Continue reading
Posted in restoration, wetlands, wildlife
Tagged birds, butterfly, seeds, watershed, wetland events, wetland restoration, wetlands, wildlife, wildlife refuge
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Summer vacation weather is finally upon us here in the Northeast. I recently spent a couple of days in Acadia National Park, where I swam in the ocean and attended a wedding on Sand Beach. I like to think that … Continue reading
Over the years much of the public discussion about keeping wetlands on the landscape has been around wetlands regulation. Since the 1990 Mitigation Memorandum of Agreement (http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ regs/mitigate.html) required mitigation of wetlands under the Section 404 program, there has been … Continue reading
July is the month that bird hunters buy their migratory bird stamps, aka “duck stamps,” at their local post office, nearby national wildlife refuge and various sporting outlet stores. Here in Maine, that would be LLBean. Hunters know it’s important … Continue reading
Posted in bird, wetlands, wildlife
Tagged bird hunters, duck, habitat, wetlands, wildlife
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“Some waters being drank cause madness, some drunkenness and some laughter to death.” –The Compleat Angler, 1653 Last year I attended a conference on the presence of pharmaceuticals and other drugs in the environment, particularly those in the water … Continue reading
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