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| Mew Gull / Photo by Kristine Sowl (USFWS) |
- The National Parks Service wants to build a new maintenance building at Sandy Hook, and one of the proposed sites is prime habitat for migrating and wintering birds. There is a public comment period open until October 22.
- A study of biofuel growing sites found that sites growing perennial grasses are far better for birds than cornfields; likewise, fields with a mix of grasses are preferable to monoculture.
- Two environmental groups are suing to restore endangered protections for the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.
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- Bug Eric: Return of "Arachtober!"
- Shorebirder: Ghost Sparrow
- Beetles In The Bush: Orange and black on gold
- BugBlog: Hitchhiker crickets
- The Artful Amoeba: Cosmic Karma: Mosquitoes Have Flying, Blood-Sucking Parasites of Their Own
- Charismatic Minifauna: Nature Zen: Audio Library of Nature
- Laelaps: Evolution in the Slow Lane
- In November, voters in New Jersey will decide on a ballot measure to dedicate a portion of the corporate business tax to open space acquisitions. Some environmentalists and policy wonks think this is a bad idea.
- President Obama will declare a portion of the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument.
- New York plans to restore habitat around many of the lakes and ponds in its city parks.
- The marsh boardwalk trail reopened at De Korte Park for the first time since Sandy.