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Why a paper map still makes sense
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/09/02/218070371/in-maine-even-with-a-gps-you-cant-get-there-from-here We’ve heard about it happening all the time; over reliance on technology. As part of any good plan into the wild of outdoors, you should do some planning that includes looking at maps. Sure you can have GPS coordinates but a paper map simply gives you signal without power. It’s always on with … Continue reading
Should we reconsider a stop all dams ?
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/27/2524501/hydro-pumped-storage-climate-change/
Share your Texas Drought stories
The Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Water Development Board and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invite the public to post their personal drought photos on social media sites, such as Twitter and Flickr, using hashtag #txdrought, and Instagram at texasdrought, through Sept. 30. “Photos should illustrate how the drought is affecting daily life — whether … Continue reading
Why Mosquitoes Bite ( me) ?
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/07/why-do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others/ If you are like me, a target of the little suckers, then you might give this a read.
Share a paddle from Paddling.net
When ever you head out for a paddle the chance of interacting with creatures in nature is likely. It might be limited to a sighting or something a little more interesting. Shark on the Water
Music for paddling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qggxi0CNt2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uzae_SqbmDE#! Do you have others?
Blog on being Prepared… but for what?
http://preparednessadvice.com/ Check it out and see.
Join Environment Texas and the Sierra Club for a Clean Water Forum!
Thursday, April 4th, 7-8:30PM, JK Gallery, South Side on Lamar, 409 S Lamar St., Dallas Water is our lifeblood. Let’s conserve it.On March 21, the national drought monitor announced that Dallas is officially back in a moderate to exceptional drought. And with the uncannily dry spring we’ve experienced, one can only guess how dry this … Continue reading
Environment Texas
Save Texas RiversCampaign Action Meeting Thursday, March 14th, 20137:30-8:30 PMUnion (coffee shop)5622 Dyer St., Dallas (behind Twisted Root & down Dyer from Ozona’s) Click here to RSVP!Sign our petition! In the midst of one of the worst droughts in Texas history, our rivers are running low and our wildlife and natural places are suffering. Here … Continue reading
Help Save Texas Rivers
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hHCVP9vEX6rzvVI0QT59S1UhAMNOlQhNeWAD312W5v0/viewform?edit_requested=true for more information please visit http://www.environmenttexas.org/programs/txe/save-texas-rivers Rivers all across America are threatened with over use, dumping, over fishing, etc.. Be involved in the river protection of the one near you. (as well as helping with those near me) It helps us all. Eric Neilsen
