The large scale farm ditches shown here might successfully influence the design of smaller scale ditches.
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/indiana/howwework/art30290.html

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Erik Kiviat’s Hudsonia is an important resource for environmental research and education in the Hudson Valley.
Get an eyeful of his perspective here.
http://www.townofdover.us/HudsoniaPresentation.pdf

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Warming threat worse in tropics – Los Angeles Times

 
Scientists say many species can’t tolerate small temperature rises.
From the Associated Press
11:47 AM PDT, May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — While global warming is expected to be strongest at the poles, it may be an even greater threat to species living in the tropics, scientists [...]

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Listening In on a Bat Cave : NPR

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Health & Science

Listening In on a Bat Cave
by Jim Metzner

All Things Considered, May 6, 2008 · A mysterious disease called “white-nose syndrome” is striking down hibernating bat populations in New York State. Four [...]

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Native Seeds Fight Food Shortage and Global Warming : TreeHugger

a solution to food production and global warming. The key ideas are:
1. Biodiversity increases the ability of an ecosystem to capture carbon, says Brown University.
2. There are 100’s of economically important native seeds according to Lee and Maggie Arbuckle.
3. Native perennial grasses can be used as [...]

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