Archive for March, 2010

  • PSA-Everglades Summer Internship – Arthur R. Marshall Foundation

    PSA-Everglades Summer Internship – Arthur R. Marshall Foundation

    The Deadline is March 31, 2010;  A  great way to spend part of a summer:    Arthur R.  Marshall Foundation Summer Intern Program Increase your probabilities for job selection in the future thanks to working at the Arthur R Marshall summer internship program. Since its inception in 2002, the Arthur R. Marshall Summer Intern Program [...]

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  • Death To An Live Oak – A Strapping Reminder

    Death To An Live Oak – A Strapping Reminder

    Bart Colucci Planted along a rear service road of a major shopping center stands this Live Oak Tree.   Heavy rains and strong winds were the “final nails in the  coffin”  as the tree splits from the center of the trunk about head high.  The  lower branches are heavily scarred from being bumped on numerous  occasions by [...]

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  • Guess The Winged Thing Contest

    Guess The Winged Thing Contest

    Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById("player1").style.display = ""; var s1 = new SWFObject("http://openspacerestoration.com/wp-content/plugins/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf","player1","320","260","7"); s1.addParam("wmode","transparent"); s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess","always"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s1.addVariable("height","260"); s1.addVariable("width","320"); s1.addVariable("file","http://openspacerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bird-dog-video.flv"); s1.addVariable("image","http://openspacerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17.jpg"); s1.addVariable("link","http://openspacerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bird-dog-video.flv"); s1.write("player1"); Chesapeake Bay Retriever Fergi,  our Open Space Restoration Mascot,  and Sawyer are  teaching their best friend Twizzler the art of  catching a bird in [...]

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  • EPA Fresh Water Standards – The New Battle at Taylor Creek

    EPA Fresh Water Standards – The New Battle at Taylor Creek

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Sued the Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court in Miami in 1995 and the Florida Wildlife Federation followed with their complaint on July 17, 2008. Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee, Florida. The Taylor Stormwater Treatment Area is maintained by South Florida Water Management District, and a must visit for birders, walkers and photographers. All photos were taken at the Taylor STA.

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