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By joenesgarden, 1 year and 9 months ago

Newsy Nature Notes– April 23, 2010

An article in the New York Times offers some interesting food for thought – reflections on 40 years of Earth Days and the current thoughts from Stewart Brand. Those as old and older than I might remember that name as the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog way back in 1968. Today some versions of the Whole Earth Catalog are available online, right next to Brand's more recent works. I'll date myself by revealing I had a copy of the Spring 1969 issue and the Last Whole Earth Catalog from June 1971. Now, with four decades of environmental thinking under his belt, Brand has changed his positions from previous stances – might make for lively dinner table conversation.

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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 3 months ago

Attracting Bluebirds

October 23, 2009.  If you need a good reason to plant more natives in your landscape, keep in mind that doing so will help attract bluebirds. Bluebirds are attracted to berry-bearing trees and shrubs, such as dogwood, shadbush, and high bush cranberry, according to a Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) fact sheet. Check it out to learn other plants and shrubs that attract bluebirds, plus other important  bluebird facts, breeding and nesting particulars, and how to build and situate bluebird nesting boxes.  And, if you are part of an organized group looking for a cool project, you can reserve the wood for bluebird nesting boxes from CT DEP … but hurry, it's on a first come, first served basis.

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  • Misjudged collaboration causes an NWF GOOPs:
    • joenesgarden: Jean, I'm glad I could bring you updated news regarding NWF's GOOPs. I agree that the NWF has some credibility rebuilding to accomplish.
    • Jean: Joene, I had seen all the posts about the Scott's-NWF "partnership" but had missed the turnaround news; thanks for bringing me up to date. In these times when ordinary people often feel powerless, it's good to know that popular outrage made a real difference. (I think it's going to take more, though, for NWF to...
    • joenesgarden: Debbie, NWF's GOOPs certainly seemed to be an eye opener for many NWF collaborators. Only time will tell whether NWF's reputation is sullied.
    • Debbie/GardenofPossibilities: Joene, What a good example of a major GOOPs. As Laurrie noted, it's unbelievable that NWF never mentioned the groundswell of outrage as a factor in the decision to end the partnership. I guess regadless of how/why it happened, most people are pleased it's over. BTW, thanks for the shout-out.
    • joenesgarden: Laurrie, The NWF's GOOPs may direct more followers to local wildlife-protecting and environmental organizations. This would be a good thing.
    • Laurrie: Talk about a gardening oops, this was a monster one. Absolute debacle. It's interesting that when they rescinded the partnership they blamed it on the lawsuits and gave no credit to the groundswell of public outrage. Never mentioned that at all. Unbelievable. My OOPS is on my blog today and...
  • Connecticut’s new planting zones:
    • joenesgarden: Jean, I think all seasoned gardeners understand zone map recommendations are no substitute for knowing your property, as your experience with temperature extremes in your Maine garden illustrates. I'm honored you named me as one of your Versatile Bloggers. I would participate if not for the sharing rules ... thanks anyway. I hope...
    • Jean: Joene, I was just looking at the new hardiness zones for Maine, and it brought home your point about knowing your own garden conditions. On the new map, my town has been moved from the boundary of zones 4b and 5a firmly into 5b. But the low temperature for zone 5b is -15F, and I...

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