Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Our Nature Biological Journal


Our Nature is the journal brought out by the Nature Conservation and Health Care Council. Our Nature places a special emphasis on research papers, miscellaneous notes, and book review in all fields of biological sciences. It also includes papers in the general fields of theoretical, experimental and descriptive ecology and environmental science.

Out in Nature

  • Trash: When you are out hiking, pick up trash along the way.
  • Hiking Tips: Leave No Trace, Outdoor Ethics - provides tips for campers, climbers, and hikers.
  • Restoration: Organize a community group to clean up a local stream, highway, park, or beach. For opportunities to do restoration work for a local organization, check out VolunteerMatch.
  • Tree-Planting: Form a tree-planting group with family and/or friends: commit to planting and maintaining an agreed-upon number of trees over your life times. Plan regular gatherings for tree-planting and watering. Log your commitments in the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign.
  • Parks: Visit and help support local parks. In the U.S., reserve a campsite at a National Park through the U.S. National Park Service Reservation Center or Reserve America (includes some state parks).
  • Frogs: In the USA, help to track frog and toad populations through Frogwatch USA.
  • Birds: In North America, help to track bird populations through Citizen Science.
  • Balloons: Never release balloons outdoors. They frequently find their way to open water (even from 100's of miles away) and can harm or kill turtles, whales, and other marine mammals.
  • Stargazing: Stargazing schedule - provides current information about stargazing events.

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