This steer isn't much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via's horns were measured at nearly 11-feet wide, that's longer than the Statue of Liberty's face.(Image credit: The Pope Family) via Humongous Horns: Texas Longhorn From Alabama Sets Guinness World Record — News : NPR
CDFW to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program — CDFW News
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is developing regulations to implement a retrieval program for lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab gear. A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on June 25, 2019 at the CDFW Monterey Office at 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, Calif. At the initial public hearing in […] …
Western Tanager — Wilder Alaska
via Western Tanager — Wilder Alaska
Attracting Birds Part 3 — The Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners
By Judy Bernard, Master Gardener I hope you’ve enjoyed my first two blogs about attracting birds. In this one I’ll talk about your garden. To keep the birds coming year round, they need to be provided with an environment that accommodates their changing requirements. Native trees, shrubs and flowers that grow naturally in the forests […] …
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Torrential Rain Leaves U.S. Midwest Vegetable Farmers Struggling With No Aid in Sight — TIME
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly a month in planting his crops. Unlike other farmers, though, Dunham won’t get a piece of a $16 billion aid package to offset his losses and he can’t fall… via …
Last One In — leaf and twig
propelled by Mom’s encouragement first swim via Last One In — leaf and twig
It’s National Pollinator Week! — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
And it’s Pollinator Week in Virginia, too! June 17-23, 2019 via It’s National Pollinator Week! — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
40 Retired Racehorses Removed From San Jacinto Ranch Due to Alleged Neglect, Starvation — KTLA
Animal control officers are considering whether to suggest criminal charges after about 40 retired racehorses were removed from a San Jacinto sanctuary that is accused of neglecting and starving the animals. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Monday that many of the horses taken from the California Equine Retirement Foundation were so skinny that their ribs were …
Plumeria — Photography Art Plus
via Plumeria — Photography Art Plus
Woman Arrested After ‘Stomping’ On Sea Turtle Nest in Miami Beach — TIME
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zE0qp3Yje6Q?feature=oembed Chinese national Yaqun Lu, 41, was arrested on Saturday for endangering a sea turtle nest in a protected beach area of Miami Beach. Lu allegedly used one of the stakes that marked off the protected area to “jab” at the nest, and was also seen “stomping all over” it according to a statement from the… …
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