29 Apr
It’s good to see future generations taking care of the planet. This article, “Technology, Apps and Butterflies: The Children & Nature Network Conference” is by a young man who is only 11 years old, Zachary Shell over at the Children & Nature Network. So cool!
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Green Librarian
28 Apr
That title reminds me of an old hardware store we use to have in St. Louis called Central Hardware. Their catch phrase wasfrom scoops to nuts.
Anyway, I love articles on evolution and how we or marine tetrapods got here. The article is entitled “From Fins to Legs and Fins Again” over at EarthSky. Check out how they got here.
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Green Librarian
24 Apr
Well, needless to say my Earth Day was a little busy. Filled with work and kids but none the less I did come across this article over at the New York Times entitled “Over Ever Green World” by Natalie Angier. I guess for me it pretty much sums it up.
I do plan however to get my kids out this weekend as there is our local Earth Day celebration over at Forest Park, my youngest son mentioned wanting to go to Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park, there’s an Arbor Day celebration at Longview Farm Park where my daughter wants to go volunteer to help with the horses on Sunday and my oldest son wants to go to Jefferson Barracks (yet another St. Louis park) so we’ll no doubt be busy.
Oh yea, I almost forgot, hopefully (rain permitting) we’ll be going on our annual trek to Amphibian Night at the Jay Henge Shooting Range (I know, what irony). So happy belated Earth Day!
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Green Librarian
19 Apr
Okay, I admit it, I don’t know what a By-The-Wind Sailor is. Apparently though, it’s a Jellyfish like creature at there are millions of them washing up along the shores of the west coast. The article is entitled “Millions of By-the-Wind Sailors Wash Ashore West Coast” by David Strege at GrindTV.
As the old saying goes, it’s important that we learn something new every day. I know I did today.
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Green Librarian
15 Apr
No, it’s not what you think it is. In this case, it’s a black flamingo, which according to the article are rare. The article is entitled “Black flamingo spotted in Cyprus is a rare sighting” by David Strege over at GrindTV.
I guess I’ll have to ask my friend Elina if she’s seen it, since she lives in Greece.
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Green Librarian
14 Apr
As we continue to watch animals struggle to survive in this human world, one tool we have at our disposal is call the wildlife corridor. I came across this article the other day over at the Mother Nature Network goes into great detail about they work and why we need them.
The article is entitled “Why Wild Animals Need Wildlife Corridors” by Russell McLendon. Well worth the time to read.
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Green Librarian
10 Apr
It’s a view of the earth that most people never see. Check out the article and short video about the view entitled “Earth, the Marvelous Blue Orb” over at the New York Times by Dennis Overbye.
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Green Librarian
8 Apr
Okay, so who is this Romeo that I’m talking about? Well in my case it’s the wolf in the book I was reading (until my daughter started reading it) entitled A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans.
That said I was reminded of Romeo when I started reading this article, “Some Germans Really Are Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” by Andrea Thomas over at the Wall Street Journal. Some perceptions never change.
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Green Librarian
7 Apr
When I came across this book over on the Rosetta Stone’s blog at Scientific American, I said I need to read this book, even if it is a kid’s book. After all, I have three kids.
The author gives us ten rules so they can find the perfect one. We’ll this is something my kids and I have been doing since our first trip to our cabin in Minnesota.
The article is entitled “A Perfect Book for Hooking Kids on Rocks” by Dana Hunter. I’ll keep you posted on if my kids like it.
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Green Librarian
3 Apr
Now back in my day, a road trip was something you did for fun and not necessarily far away. For the Blackpoll Warbler, this is really not a road trip or one that they take for fun, instead it’s a migration journey.
The article is entitled “Tiny Songbird Tracked Across 1,700 Miles of Open Ocean” by Wilson Ring at the AP via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
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Green Librarian
