Wow!, The other day I was looking out at my two level platform bird feeder- with many mourning doves, and house finches, and juncos picking at the seeds....
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guloguloguy
Feb 5, 2009 11:23 pm
Hey!, I've been reading a great book titled, "Insects and Gardens,"(towards a garden ecology), by Eric Grissell, from Timber Press. (Sorry, I don't have it in...
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guloguloguy
Feb 10, 2009 9:38 pm
Hey!, I attended a talk by Steve Apfelbaum, on his new book titled "Nature's Second Chance"-, this talk was mentioned in a notice sent to my email through my...
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guloguloguy
Feb 10, 2009 11:07 pm
Hey! I've been looking through the Peterson Field Guide to the Warblers. I noticed that VERY MANY of these particular birds seem to nest ON or VERY NEAR the...
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bcied
bcied2
Feb 11, 2009 4:12 am
I'm ready to restock my reading shelf. I've ordered the two books recommended above, and wonder what else I should consider. So... what favorites are on your...
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kelleylou1972
Feb 11, 2009 4:30 pm
This is too funny because just this morning I put out a request on our local chapter's blog page (http://habitatresourcenetworkofsepa.blogspot.com/) asking for...
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jsustachek
Feb 11, 2009 4:51 pm
Thanks, it sounds very interesting. I just put it on hold at my library. I do look forward to spring! joann...
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Pat Clancy
pjclancy
Feb 12, 2009 2:34 pm
When you're ordering books, first go to the Wild Ones Store. Amazon gives a credit to our organization for orders that are routed that way. My latest favorite...
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Tori Graham
vapgraham
Feb 12, 2009 5:10 pm
SCIENCE NEWS: New research documents the benefit of using native plants in your yard. Conservation Biology, Volume 23 Issue 1 (February 2009) Impact of...
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Leslie
gottadanceil
Feb 13, 2009 12:16 am
Excellent - thanks for sharing! Leslie _____ From: wildonesnativeplants@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wildonesnativeplants@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tori Graham ...
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Sherrie Snyder
yakthemack
Feb 16, 2009 6:59 pm
Good question, Judi. I hope to hear from other folks, too. In addition to the ones you mention, here are some of my favorites. I'll add a second vote for...
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Donna VanBuecken, Exe...
wohostess
Feb 17, 2009 1:59 pm
I also wanted to mention that Wild Ones has several lists of recommended books on their bookstore webpage. You might take a look ...
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VanShel400@...
vanshel400
Feb 17, 2009 3:29 pm
Our favorite is Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America A Planting Design Manuel for Environmental Designers by Gary L. Hightshoe....
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guloguloguy
Feb 24, 2009 8:17 pm
Hey! Yeah, read it and weep! Everyone's been hearing about the potential problems that MAY impact us, if we experience "Climate Change" - otherwise known as...
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Heather
heathertcarter
Feb 25, 2009 3:05 pm
well, as usual I admire your passion but I for one will be keeping my lilac hedge because i like how it smells. I am not a Native American so maybe thats why i...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Feb 25, 2009 3:32 pm
I agree. We ought to be passionate about restoring the native environments that have been destroyed or degraded --- that would be most everything we see...
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Kathleen Partridge
atelierk2001
Feb 26, 2009 3:30 pm
Thought everyone might enjoy this article while we wait for spring. http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Food-Producing-Gardens/Organic-Food-Flowe r-Garden.aspx ...
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Lisa
truegreenpark
Feb 26, 2009 4:13 pm
If one believes that only native plants and/or non-human animals have a right to exist, how do we justify the humans among us who are not native? Not being...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Feb 26, 2009 4:20 pm
Good question. It resonates particularly with yours truly, truly an alien specimen in these shores :-). One more reason to be reasonable with our zeal to ...
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L C
gottadanceil
Feb 26, 2009 6:39 pm
Lisa - I don't think you can compare humans to plants. Humans can survive and thrive in many places - they can get on a plane and fly somewhere and fly back....
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Natives.Tim
writerlewis
Feb 26, 2009 6:51 pm
I think the difference is that we are human and we adapt to the environment. Native plants and the wildlife they support cannot easily adapt to environmental...
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Patricia Hill
patriciacaro...
Feb 27, 2009 3:03 pm
Unlike plants, all humans are of the same species,  Therefore, any human being can live anywhere any other human being can live. Pat Hill ... From: L C...
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Laurel Toussaint
laureltous
Feb 28, 2009 2:53 am
Actually humans can live where other humans live but not sustainably...have you read Collapse by Jared Diamond?? Our species have destroyed many a place and...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Feb 28, 2009 3:10 am
... *** Well said! It is man's ability to think and not merely react that sets us apart. That is why it is important for us to be thoughtful about the overall...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Feb 28, 2009 3:12 am
... **** I don't know if it can be accepted as an universal truth. Perhaps the Native Americans, or what is left of them, can tell us a thing or two about...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Feb 28, 2009 3:28 am
... **** Does it mean that native species cannot be invasive and/or destructive ? I would submit it is not so. Even natives can be invasive and can upset the ...
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Jennifer Wilson-Pines
jwpines
Feb 28, 2009 1:55 pm
"Native" Americans can from Asia roughly 10,000 years ago, and most likely are at least partly responsible for the extinction of the Ice Age mega fauna. The...
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Frank Hassler
a.dracontium
Mar 1, 2009 12:45 am
Great to see some discussion popping up on the list on these cold yet hopeful days of late winter. I thought I would add my two-cents: Native Invasive?: By...
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Chan Mahanta
cmahanta
Mar 1, 2009 2:58 pm
... This is not to digress from the subject, but merely to deliberate on terminology (or semantics ). The following from MIPN.org ( Midwest Invasive Plants...
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Jennifer Wilson-Pines
jwpines
Mar 2, 2009 4:07 pm
Invasive is just as regional a definition as native. I'm in NY. I was interested to see the Minnesota invasive list where Norway Maple and Japanese barberry...
