This site’s blogs are intended to showcase ideas about ecoregions, conservation, and birds. But for the second time in a row, I veer to the political, and President Obama pops up in my thoughts. I just wrote about the President’s declaration of an important new national monument in Maine on the occasion of the 100th… Continue reading Hawaii Tropical Low Shrublands: inspiring news from Papahanaumokuakea
Month: September 2016
New England-Acadian Forests Ecoregion: the Birds and the Bees and Bon Anniversaire!
The New England-Acadian Forests Ecoregion (NA0410) (see the link for a map and a short description) covers an enormous area extending from southern Québec and the Maritimes south through Maine to Connecticut. It represents a transition from northern and colder coniferous ecoregions to warmer more deciduous areas to the south. France and I spent the Labor Day… Continue reading New England-Acadian Forests Ecoregion: the Birds and the Bees and Bon Anniversaire!