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Dear Friend,
Welcome to our December Isla
Earth Radio Series e-Digest, an electronic publication
from the Catalina Island Conservancy.
This month you can test your environmental brilliance
with our
fun e-Digest quiz. Hint:
All of the answers are just a click away.
To start the puzzle fun, click here.
To check out past
puzzles (last month was a jigsaw puzzle of a spider
on Catalina Island),
click
here.
Do you have a nature picture that might make a
great jigsaw puzzle? Send us your story ideas, nature
pictures, or questions about conservation and the
environment by email to
producer@islaearth.org.
You can also hear Isla Earth radio shows online at
our
website
www.islaearth.org
and on radio stations throughout the U.S.
| A Miracle in New Jersey |
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About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches
were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and
other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing
long and frequent beach closures. Today, the
beaches are rarely closed. How did it happen?
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| Eco Resolutions |
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Another year's gone, and the new year lies ahead.
We all know what that means. Yup, New Year's
resolutions! How about adding some eco-friendly
resolutions to your list? Here are a few that you
might consider.
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| Canal Restoration Protects Crocodiles |
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The endangered American Crocodile has
new 'digs' thanks to the Turkey Point nuclear power
plant in south Florida. The team designed the facility
with unique cooling ponds, a series of canals around
the plant to regulate the reactor's temperature, that
are similar to the crocs' natural canals.
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| Penguin Commandos |
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Whenever there's an oil spill, the International Fund
for Animal Welfare's Emergency Relief Team gets the
call. So when a freighter sank off South Africa in
2000, spilling a thousand tons of fuel oil, the team
sprung to action and provided care to 20,000
penguins...an operation that turned out to be the
world's
largest animal rescue.
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| Eco-friendly Coffee Cultivation |
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Hmm...nothing better than the smell of fresh coffee on
a cold morning. Thankfully, the re-emergence of
traditional farming techniques is lightening the toll
that coffee cultivation can have on the environment.
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Looking for a great book to read on long winter
evenings? Maybe Bjorn Lomborg's "The Skeptical
Enviornmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the
World" has been on your reading list for a while now.
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KENW-89.5 FM &
KMTH-FM
Portales, New Mexico
The wide array of topics you present and your
fine production quality makes for both good
information and good entertainment! We have
several nature and environment features on our
air each day; yours is one of the best! Thanks for
making it available to us. Duane W. Ryan,
Director of Broadcasting. KENW-TV,DT,FM
KMTH-FM, Portales, New Mexico.
Find a station
broadcasting Isla Earth near you, or call your favorite
local
station to request it!
Click here.
CONNECT with Nature and Conservation Efforts in
Portales, New Mexico...
The Western
Governors' Association previously worked with
landowners and rural communities, including Portales,
on conservation strategies for the Lesser Prairie
Chicken. Then, in 2005 the WGA created its Sagebrush
Conservation Council and is moving forward on
several fronts to conserve the Greater Sage Grouse
in 11 Western states. More than 65 local working
groups have
created plans to help sustain bird populations
throughout its wide range. WGA is also working with
the Western Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies on a new report that will
identify the essential elements needed for effective
landscape-scale conservation. The report will focus
on organization, leadership and funding and is
expected to be released in late December. The
report will be available on the WGA Web site at www.westgov.org.
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