Author Archives: Bob ll

“To maximize these benefits, we need to provide space along our waterways for beavers to live and create their wetlands.” Source: Experts stunned by discovery in wetlands 10 years after reintroduction of centuries-extinct beavers: ‘Can transform local environments’ You know … Continue reading →

In the San Francisco Bay area, Covid levels are comparable to the most recent winter surge Source: Coronavirus spiking in wastewater in California, Florida and Texas as cases rise The major Covid testing as described above is not by putting … Continue reading →

I’ve just been reviewing some information that I recently got from some _private_ land spraying in the national parks (overseen by the nps while refusing to give me any of _their_ data). But this tiny, tiny bit of actual info … Continue reading →

Joanna Coleman Has announced that a paper on an investigation of the ornamental trade in bats is out. Source: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10344-024-01829-9?sharing_token=cNU6zybVVsuQxIwziH5Jyve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7cnp7qWoigBPQFtBoRlzGUpcs47cEQyzWoeFH9HXebmytA8CkYiw1I-eM3Tbh52N5VQecvlpfYWfbrP8aXWYdTqc1dXWgXRI5cIF-KOwtPVmx8kf2LmBW2-Z3q8B1QAkQ%3D&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0OgYWVwfYKW9-Er2I4dyuF96LJv0-eHWg8vKFfx7DancEVlt4dCeD0Q74_aem_4VXCvUWMkBUSm-EwfeaU9A Basically, bats are hunted in the wild and then sold as taxidermied specimens or skeletons (which may then be made … Continue reading →

Wildness, once seen as sublime, manifesting the beautifulness of life, a place to find inspiration, is becoming a commodity to serve us. Source: Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending” An amazing, and impassioned plea for our environment. … Continue reading →

Florida ants perform amputations and clean wounds to prevent the spread of infection, scientists discover. Source: Ants perform life saving operations — the only animal other than humans known to do so There is so little we know of biology. … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Shasta Indian Nation will regain more than 2,800 acres of ancestral land in northwestern California from the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday. Source: California to return 2,800 acres of ancestral land to Shasta nation, Newsom’s … Continue reading →

Source https://www.sciencealert.com/daycares-in-finland-built-a-forest-and-it-changed-kids-immune-systems When daycare workers rolled out a lawn, planted forest undergrowth (such as dwarf heather and blueberries), and allowed children to care for crops in planter boxes, the diversity of microbes in the guts and on the skin of … Continue reading →

Fens are irreplaceable, ancient wetlands that support threatened and endangered wildlife species. Tell the Forest Service to protect fens across U.S. national forest lands. Source: Protect vulnerable ancient wetlands in national forests YES! please! Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges Source: EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides Really? The government would hide pesticide data from you? … Continue reading →