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Today's tune is from the 1985 album Hounds of Love
, presented here with David Gilmour on guitar and vocal:
, presented here with David Gilmour on guitar and vocal:Apr. 22nd, 2009
Volunteer to Help Science!
Apr. 22nd, 2009 11:38 amThis weekend, volunteer at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center!
You'll be working on the only superfund site approved for recreational use. Over a thousand plants will be going in to six plots ~ three within deer exclosures and three outside of the fences.
Nine different species of wildflowers will be planted in each plot, and will be monitored and measured over the next few years. They will be looking at which species grow best on the soil overloaded with zinc and other heavy metals, and, more importantly, which species do not take the metals up out of the soil and back into the food chain. They will also be studying which species are impacted by deer pressure.
We did a quick test the other day, and four of us were able to get over thirty plugs planted in less than an hour, in the rockiest corner of the rockiest exclosure, so the good news is the work will be easier than expected (and easier than getting the fences up in the first place! =)
Please RSVP as noted below to make sure you get some lunch!
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April 25, 26 -- Experimental plantings in grassland restoration area
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- Native forbs (wildflowers will be planted in the grassland restoration area of the nature cetner.
Lunch will be provided for volunteers.
Contact lgnc AT ptd DOT net to register so we can have lunch for you.
You'll be working on the only superfund site approved for recreational use. Over a thousand plants will be going in to six plots ~ three within deer exclosures and three outside of the fences.
Nine different species of wildflowers will be planted in each plot, and will be monitored and measured over the next few years. They will be looking at which species grow best on the soil overloaded with zinc and other heavy metals, and, more importantly, which species do not take the metals up out of the soil and back into the food chain. They will also be studying which species are impacted by deer pressure.
We did a quick test the other day, and four of us were able to get over thirty plugs planted in less than an hour, in the rockiest corner of the rockiest exclosure, so the good news is the work will be easier than expected (and easier than getting the fences up in the first place! =)
Please RSVP as noted below to make sure you get some lunch!
~ ~ ~
April 25, 26 -- Experimental plantings in grassland restoration area
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- Native forbs (wildflowers will be planted in the grassland restoration area of the nature cetner.
Lunch will be provided for volunteers.
Contact lgnc AT ptd DOT net to register so we can have lunch for you.
shining soul
Apr. 22nd, 2009 07:09 pmshining soul
By Everett A Warren
February 23, 1999
do you care to see
beyond the superficial
to find what lies beneath
the heart of mankind
is any soul
so pure
that it can be held
blameless
to the light
does it shine
even in the darkest
night
does it despair
of hopes that fail
and in the end
when you look in the mirror
what do you see
Copyright (c) 1999 Everett A Warren