Scott | November 25, 2008

TweetI guess I was not paying that much attention as it was only within the last two weeks that I discovered 2008 had been designated the Year of the Frog.  Well, with a little more than a month to go I thought I would make a contribution to the plight of our amphibian cohabitants.  In [...]

Category: Biodiversity | 1 Comment »
Tags: amphibians, Biodiversity, contamination, frogs, pollution, Year of the Frog

Scott | November 24, 2008

TweetA little known stretch of sand in Antioch, CA is playing out on conservation front as this 28 year old urban National Wildlife Refuge struggles to maintain not one endangered species but three: Lange’s Metalmark butterfly, Antioch Dunes evening primrose and the Contra Costa wallflower.  Perhaps I take special note of this critical habitat as [...]

Category: Endangered species | No Comments »
Tags: Antioch dunes, butterfly, Endangered species, lange's metalmark butterfly, national wildlife refuge

Scott | November 3, 2008

TweetMore than 60% of Americans believe global warming is already wielding change with its hot hand (Gallup, April 21, 2008), and things get a little bit stickier when one tries to nail down whether the green house effect is manmade, a natural climate cycle, or a combination of the two. My personal take is that [...]

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Tags: Biodiversity, Climate change, Endangered species, global warming, plants

Scott | November 3, 2008

TweetThe recent discovery of endangered coho salmon in California’s Garcia River watershed is a testament to the importance of preserving and restoring habitat. The twice clear-cut Garcia River Forest resulted in the diminishment of its coho population to a mere 1 percent of historical numbers. I guess we should not be surprised that responsible land [...]

Category: Overfishing, Salmon | No Comments »
Tags: coho, conservation, dams, Endangered species, fish, fisheries, Overfishing, Salmon