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Black Eyed Susan I (c) 2009 Patty Hankins

Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well

Flower and Plant Links

Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has What is native? What is not? When does it matter?

National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links

National Parks Traveler has Horses On Assateague Island National Seashore Weathered Sandy Just Dandy,  Mark Veterans Day With A Trip To A National Park,  Appalachian National Scenic Trail Superintendent Honored With Stephen T. Mather Award From NPCA and A Five-Pack Of Parks Where Winter Is Anything But Off-Season

Refuge Watch has Hurricane Sandy Photos from the Refuge System

Examiner.com has National Park Service offers free admission for Veterans Day 2012

Wildlife Links

National Wildlife Federation has Seven Things to Know About How Hurricanes Affect Wildlife

USA Today has Sandy battered refuges, hampering migrating birds

Wildlife Extra has Asian big cats in danger – Not just tigers

National Parks Traveler has Birding In The National Parks: Blown Off-Course By Hurricanes

Slate has The Puffin Charmer

Environmental Issues Links

The Washington Post has Working to reduce food waste and protect the environment

Photography and Art Links

Virtual Photography Studio has Price vs. Value: What Is My Photography Worth?

Digital Photography School has The Reality Of Shooting In National Parks and Should you be shooting RAW?

DC Area Flower Safari

If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, December 9th at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA . We will meet at 6:30 AM at the Grosvenor Metro Station(map). Then we can carpool to Longwood. It takes just over 2 hours to get there – garden opens at 9:00 AM. Garden admission is $18. I hope to see you there!