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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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southern border; and set regulations to waive environmental laws for building on public lands. 27, August 2018, Vol. S ierra Club Environmental Impact Brochure – with the list of laws being waived. The Border Wall. Photo courtesy of © KristaSchlyer.com. The second Bush administration started building walls on the U.S.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Results from November 2018 ballots indicate a large and dedicated block of voters who are concerned about the health of ecosystems, as well as the preservation of complex wilderness areas. Below are highlights from across the country where conservation and stewardship won the day!

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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

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Two environmental groups — Friends of Animals and Predator Defense — disagreed and filed suit against FWS, arguing that the plan to remove the Barred Owls violated the MBTA and other environmental laws. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken. Fish & Wildlife Serv.,

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Murder Most Wildfowl: A Review of “A Dance of Cranes” by Steve Burrows

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Since the last notice of him on this blogsite (in June 2018), Steve Burrows has published two more novels in his terrific “Birder Murder” series, the fifth and sixth – respectively, A Tiding of Magpies and, now the latest, A Dance of Cranes. This is good news, and especially so for birders.

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The Splendor of Birds and National Geographic: a Book Review

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The celebration was occasioned by 2018 being the centennial of the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , a seminal environmental law. (Fun Fun fact: only three species in the lower 48 states are not protected by that statute – the House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, and Common Starling.).

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing. I first thought that this was a result of the book being in production for a long time, but then noticed that Canada Jay, which was renamed from Gray Jay in 2018.). Western Scrub-Jay (pp.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. 27 Oct 2018. 27 Oct 2018. 25 Oct 2018. 25 Oct 2018. 25 Oct 2018. 25 Oct 2018. 25 Oct 2018. 22 Oct 2018. 21 Oct 2018. 18 Oct 2018. 18 Oct 2018. 17 Oct 2018. 17 Oct 2018.

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