Monthly Archives: March 2010


Newest Blogs in the Network: 3-31-2010

Please join Mike, Nate, Seabrooke, and me in welcoming our newest members! Backyard Ecological Gardening: Practicing Reconciliation Ecology in the Chicago Wilderness Region – A blog by a conservationist/gardener who sometimes confuses the two activities. Invertebrates The Skeptical Moth – A focus on moths, entomology and general science-based skepticism. Mammals Mainly mongoose – The joys [...]

Carny Deadlines: March 30, 2010

Carnival of Evolution #22 – to  Beetles In The Bush by today! I and the Bird #122 – to Chuqui 3.0 by today! Circus of the Spineless #49 – to xenogere by tomorrow! Carnival of the Blue #34- to Oh For The Love of Science by tomorrow! Berry Go Round #26 – to TBA (if [...]

Nature Blog Networking: Isthmus Madness

We all know that the opportunity for great nature observation lies as close as our own backdoor or local patch.  And each and every one of us has a passion for our own little corners of the world that motivates us to continue sharing on our own little corners of the world web.   But [...]

Featured Blog: Xenogere

Welcome, everyone, and please meet this week’s featured blogger, from Xenogere. Jason, introduce yourself. My name is Jason Hogle and I live in Dallas, Texas.  I travel as often as I can, yet I spend a great deal of time enjoying the unending parade of life that resides in or migrates through this state.  I’m [...]

Community Bulletin Board – March 28, 2010

No new news this week. We’re starting to approach spring festivals and other celebrations of nature. If you know of an event in your area, please send it in so we can share it with other bloggers! Don’t be shy! If you have contests or promotions, want to share a new project you’re involved in, [...]

Newest Blogs in the Network: 3-24-2010

Academic Africa – 2010 – Recording two weeks driving & camping around Kenya’s national parks followed by three months working in the Massai Mara. Invertebrates Biodiversity in Focus Blog – The musings of an entomology graduate student on everything from photography to fly taxonomy. Watch for insect photography, field trip reports, the science of true [...]

Carny Deadlines: March 23, 2010

Friday Ark #287- to The Modulator by this Thursday, March25 Scientia Pro Publica #24 – to 360 Degree Skeptic by March 26 Festival of the Trees #46 – to Vanessa’s Trees and Shrubs Blog by March 29 Carnival of Evolution #22 – to  Beetles In The Bush by March 30 I and the Bird #122 [...]

Nature Blog Networking: More than the Big Apple

If I were New Yorker, especially if I were one of those folks who live in the other 98% of the states not swamped by what is arguably the most influential city in the world, I imagine I might get a bit of a chip on my shoulder when conversations inevitably turn to “So, where [...]

Featured Blog: Myrmecos

Meet Alex Wild, the blogger behind Myrmecos Blog, and one of those lucky people whose hobby is also their living. Alex is a research entomologist (http://www.myrmecos.net/wild/wild.html) at the University of Illinois. He works on the taxonomy and evolution of various insects, especially ants, but also beetles and parasitic wasps. He also runs a small insect [...]

Community Bulletin Board – March 21, 2010

We’re starting to approach spring festivals and other celebrations of nature. If you know of an event in your area, please send it in so we can share it with other bloggers! Don’t be shy! If you have contests or promotions, want to share a new project you’re involved in, share a cause you believe [...]