The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 43 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2013
How do we respond to the invasion?
The first sighting of this venomous beast in our waters was 2003, and the first response plan was written in 2009. Now is the time to reload our spear guns, tie our response to economic benefits, and build our capacity for dealing with and learning about the lionfish. The Nature Conservancy, working with DPNR’s DFW and … Continue reading
Super Fun at the Garden this Saturday
Join us for Second Saturday on December 14th where we will be learning more about plants and their scents and the many ways that they are used by humans today. Participants will even get a chance to make their own potpourri to take home to use or give as a gift this holiday season. Please … Continue reading
More Corals to be listed on Federal Endangered Species List
We all know that Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and Staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) have been listed as threatened on the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) since 1996, but did you know there are 64 additional species under consideration for adding this year? It’s true! The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned NOAA to move both Elkhorn and Staghorn to Endangered status, add 5 Caribbean … Continue reading