Learn about endangered pollinators from this beautiful graphic. via Endangered Pollinators Poster — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Annual Survey Shows Biggest U.S. Honeybee Winter Die-Off Yet — KTLA
Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed. The annual nationwide survey by the Bee Informed Partnership found 37.7% of honeybee colonies died this past winter, nearly 9 percentage points higher than the average winter loss. The survey of nearly 4,700 beekeepers managing more than 300,000 …
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Fox and Hare — Wilder Alaska
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Humongous Horns: Texas Longhorn From Alabama Sets Guinness World Record — News : NPR
This steer isn't much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via's horns were measured at nearly 11-feet wide, that's longer than the Statue of Liberty's face.(Image credit: The Pope Family) via Humongous Horns: Texas Longhorn From Alabama Sets Guinness World Record — News : NPR
CDFW to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program — CDFW News
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is developing regulations to implement a retrieval program for lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab gear. A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on June 25, 2019 at the CDFW Monterey Office at 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, Calif. At the initial public hearing in […] …
Western Tanager — Wilder Alaska
via Western Tanager — Wilder Alaska
Attracting Birds Part 3 — The Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners
By Judy Bernard, Master Gardener I hope you’ve enjoyed my first two blogs about attracting birds. In this one I’ll talk about your garden. To keep the birds coming year round, they need to be provided with an environment that accommodates their changing requirements. Native trees, shrubs and flowers that grow naturally in the forests […] …
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Torrential Rain Leaves U.S. Midwest Vegetable Farmers Struggling With No Aid in Sight — TIME
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly a month in planting his crops. Unlike other farmers, though, Dunham won’t get a piece of a $16 billion aid package to offset his losses and he can’t fall… via …
Last One In — leaf and twig
propelled by Mom’s encouragement first swim via Last One In — leaf and twig
It’s National Pollinator Week! — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
And it’s Pollinator Week in Virginia, too! June 17-23, 2019 via It’s National Pollinator Week! — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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