“At a time when climate change and urbanization are poised to set off a new wave of extinction, some members of the scientific community are turning toward backyard biologists for the data they need to monitor ecosystems and protect struggling species.” Read more.

Here is an interesting opinion piece in the NYTimes about honey bees and a strategy to possibly prevent Colony Collapse Disorder.
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Jeff Hoagland, Environmental Education Director of the Buttinger Nature Center at the Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association, has a great blog where he chronicles his personal experiences sharing nature with children. http://www.packetinsider.com/blog/kids_nature/

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