Monthly Archives: May 2010


Oklahoma tornado destroys home of NBN member Debby Kaspari (Updated 5/14)

This is the devastation that faced Debby and her husband Mike when they came up from the storm shelter after a tornado struck near Norman, OK. Fortunately, Debby and Mike are both fine, as is their cat, but the house and all its contents, including Debby’s artwork for an upcoming show, her journals, and her [...]

Carny Deadlines: May 11, 2010

I and the Bird #125 – to Twin Cities Naturalist by the end of the day today!! Friday Ark #295- to The Modulator by this Thursday, May 13 Scientia Pro Publica #30 – to Southern Fried Science by this Friday, May 14 An Inordinate Fondness #4 – to xenogere by this Saturday, May 15 House of Herps [...]

Nature Blog Networking – Subcontinental revisited

Since the time this Nature Blog Network endeavor was started back in 2008, the number of nature writers on the internet has exploded.  Whether or not that’s a function of the ease in which communication medium has spread around the world, or whether they were always there and the NBN have us a way to [...]

Community Bulletin Board – May 9, 2010

No news this week. Have something to share with other NBN members? Don’t be shy about sending it in! If you have contests or promotions, want to share a new project you’re involved in, share a cause you believe in, have items you wish to sell, want to solicit feedback from the NBN community, or [...]

Friday Roundup: May 7…er 8, 2010

Aaaaaand, I forgot.  Hope getting your carnivals one day late is alright… –=====– Scientia Pro Publica #28 – Science for the people heads to Mauka to Makai Circus of the Spineless #50 – Arthropoda breaks it down into orders Festival of the Trees #47 – Rally round the May pole at Natures Whispers Carnival of [...]

Newest Blogs in the Network: 5-5-10

Natural History Beyond the Garden – Join me in discovery each morning as we visit my garden and the woods surrounding my home. Or perhaps we’ll sit at my window and see what happens today at the feeder Nature’s Blog – A log of natural events, natural history and nature-based philosophy SeeTrail – Two avian [...]

Carny Deadlines: May 4, 2010

Friday Ark #294- to The Modulator by this Thursday, May 6 Scientia Pro Publica #29 – to Maniraptora by this Friday, May 7 I and the Bird #125 – to Twin Cities Naturalist by May 11 An Inordinate Fondness #4 – to xenogere by May 15 House of Herps #6 – to Philly Herping by May [...]

Nature Blog Networking: The Need for Conservation

Continuing on our theme from last week. If there was ever a better representation of the need for conservation, be it concerned with living things, ecosystems or energy, than the horrific current goings on in the Gulf of Mexico, I certainly haven’t seen it.  I suspect that many nature bloggers have been, like me, watching [...]

Featured Blog: Fragments from Floyd

Fragments from Floyd is written by blogger Fred First. Yes, his last name really is “First.” As Fred explains, “no, I didn’t make it up, and yes, it has been the source of much confusion and jocularity over the years, especially in grade school, and yes, I’ve heard every joke imaginable. Who’s on First, indeed!” [...]

Community Bulletin Board – May 2, 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 [...]