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I made it home yesterday from my trip to Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton National Parks. I’m starting to process my photos and will be sharing some with you soon. In the meantime, lots of links this week since I haven’t posted a links post in a few weeks . . .

Photography and Art Links

Scott Wyden has How to write and format a DMCA Letter

Maria Brophy has Is it okay to copy and sell another’s work? Plagiarism and the Golden Rule

PhotoAttorney has   You Get What You Pay For . . . , Why You Should Use Conditions in Your Licenses  and Court Rules for Photographer in Copyright Infringement Case

Mat Gleason at Huffington Post has The Career Benefits of Boycotting Charity Art Auctions

Plagiarism Today has Why Register a Copyright If You Don’t Want to Sue?

Pixiq has  Watermarking your images: Yay or nay?

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has Removing photo credit creates DMCA liability

NY Times has Mysteries of a Nazi Photo Album  and  World War II Mystery Solved in a Few Hours

Flowers, Plants & Gardening Links

Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens has Plant Natives in the Side Yard  and Native Cultivars – Good, Bad, and Ugly

National Parks Traveler has Plan Crafted To Address Threats To Whitebark Pine Forests in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Telegraph has Brazil to create ‘botanical Wikipedia’ to catalogue the Amazon

National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links

National Parks Traveler has Interior Secretary Adds Six Natural Landmarks To National Natural Landmarks Program,   PEER Still Wondering What Happened to 40,000 Acres of Potential Wilderness in Big Cypress National Preseve,   With Summer Arriving Tomorrow, Don’t Find Yourself In National Park Search-and-Rescue Reports,   Some Numbers To Keep in Mind When Reviewing Yellowstone National Park’s Winter-Use Plan,   Mark Your Calendar: Rededication of Shenandoah National Park Set For June 25,  Federal Judge Rules A Creek Bed in Canyonlands National Park Is Not A Road,    and Enjoy The National Parks This Summer…But Don’t Overlook Your Safety

NY Times has Interior Chief Promises Major Push in Congress for New Wilderness Package

Examiner.com has Don’t get lost! Hiking tips for national park trails

Wildlife Link

Dan Williams has The Secret to Locating Birds

Invasive Notes has Invasive Xylotrechus hircus – A New Beetle Species Tries to Sample Our Forests and Landscapes

National Parks Traveler has Birding in the National Parks: An Introduction

AZA has Back from the Brink – Little Known Prairie Species Rebounds

Green Buzz has The Rarest Big Cat in the World

Great News Network has Breaking news: Serengeti road cancelled

USFWS has Four bald eagles shot in West Virginia: Reward offered for information about shootings

Environmental Issues Links

NY Times has Largest-Ever Dead Zone ‘a Disaster in the Making’ for La. Fishermen

BBC has World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline

Yale Environment 360 has Brown to Green: A New Use For Blighted Industrial Sites