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September 15, 2011

DEADLINE: "The Greater Everglades Ecosystem" Photo Contest

For the Florida Oceanographic Society's 2nd Annual Photography Contest, photos must have been taken in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which includes the Kissimmee River watershed, Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie River and the Caloosahatchee River, the southern Indian River Lagoon, Big Cypress National Preserve, and from Lake Okeechobee south to Florida Bay. September 15th deadline.

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FWS Proposes To Expand Hunting at 10 Wildlife Refuges

Hunting, under certain conditions, is already allowed at more than 300 of the 553 sites in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Contact local environmental, animal rights, and hunting groups for opinions for or against these proposals that would allow additional species to be killed at 10 refuges in 8 states.

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"Cancer Alley Case Gets Surprising Support"

"Mossville Louisiana sits in the shadow of 14 petrochemical refineries. When residents felt the US Government wasn’t protecting their right to a healthy environment, they reached past the American regulators, legislators and courts to take their case to the highest human rights court in the western hemisphere."

Source: Living on Earth, 08/01/2011
October 11, 2011 to October 16, 2011

40th Anniversary Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education

You’re invited to join us at the 2011 40th Anniversary Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education in Raleigh, NC. Be part of this international partnership at the forefront of the No Child Left Inside movement, defining “Environmental Literacy,” and focusing on “Excellence in Environmental Education.” Register by the Early Bird deadline of August 11, to get the best rates!

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"Island Off Alabama Coast Bursting With Birds After Oil Spill"

"The 1,300-acre, man-made [Gaillard Island off Alabama's Gulf coast] is hosting more than 50,000 birds this summer as nesting pairs gather to raise babies. That number would be considered high in any year, but it's a particularly surprising sight a year after oil from the BP spill fouled surrounding waters."

Source: Reuters, 07/11/2011

Central U.S. Is Home to Miscanthus Biomass Crop Projects

The US Dept. of Agriculture is providing financial support for farmers to grow the grass in four project areas in four states. The goal is to substantially increase production of the crop, and USDA estimates about 4,000 jobs will be created.

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