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Nature notes and photos from the Minnesota Arboretum

Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:59 PM EDT

I did volunteer work this morning in the Prairie Garden at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. White Wild Indigo, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Blue Flag Iris and Ohio Spiderwort were in full bloom this morning.

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Lawns vs native plants

Tue May 12, 2009 12:09 PM EDT

In the March/April issue of the Wild Ones Journal, National Wild Ones President said, ... "besides the basic individual responsibilities to conserve resources and reduce our consumption, we should have as our primary focus the use of native plants in our landscapes". ...

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Blue birds in Minnesota

Thu Apr 9, 2009 11:36 AM EDT

A warm spell in late March brought Blue Birds here early. The first week of April had snow, daily highs in the upper 30s - mid 40s F with daily lows in the 20s - low 30s F.

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Wood ducks are back in Minnesota

Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:00 PM EDT

Late last week we noticed wood ducks flying above Kerber Pond Park in Chanhassen, MN. This afternoon I got my first photos of wood ducks checking out a couple houses in my backyard, above the park.

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The Great Global Warming Swindle lives on in Minnesota

Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:50 PM EST

Last night I watched "The Great Global Warming Swindle" at a public meeting in Minnetonka, MN.

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Are pheasants wildlife?

Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:35 PM EST

Wikipedia says: "The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird.

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Global temperature explained

Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:29 PM EST

According to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies the warmest year of record for global temperatures was 2005 ( 0.62 deg. C above the 1951-1980 base period average).

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La Nina / El Nino and climate change

Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:53 PM EST

La Nina conditions continue through 2008. What does that mean for global temperatures? The plots show warmer global temperatures for El Nino years (positive ENSO indexes) and cooler global temperature for La Nina years (negative ENSO indexes).

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Landscaping with Native Plants

Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:51 PM EDT

It seems my being hit on the head by a Monarch butterfly a couple of days ago was an omen to publish "Landscaping with Native Plants". -- Photo images included: Monarch butterfly on stiff goldenrod in Chanhassen backyard

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Arctic sea ice monitoring at NSIDC

Tue May 27, 2008 10:03 AM EDT

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) office at Boulder, Colorado, which I visited last week, has analyzed Arctic sea ice age. Comparisons show that the area of older Arctic ice shrank from March 2007 to March 2008.

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CO2 growth increasing at Mauna Loa

Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:18 PM EST

Update (Jan. 13 2009), related article: The Human Factor: Understanding the Sources of Rising Carbon Dioxide See NASA link below. ---

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