************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround Community http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ K12 Newsletters Mailing List - Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Set Preferences http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Advertise on K12 Mailing List http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html All Mailing Lists http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html ************************************************************** ****************************************************************** WILDLIFE PROTECTION NETWORK The Wildlife Protection Network is dedicated to educating the public about wildlife, and the environment. The W.P.N. endorses the use of nonlethal and humane methods for the control of wildlife populations when deemed ecologically necessary based on scientific evidence. The W.P.N. opposes all lethal methods of wildlife population control. The W.P.N. endorses only humane options for resolving wildlife-human conflict. The W.P.N. focusses primarily on the state of Pennsylvania but includes some wildlife protection issues in other states. http://www.wildlifeprotection.net/ ****************************************************************** Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:01:40 -0500 From: Hilton Pond Center <ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Hilton Pond 11/08/04 (Spring Peepers) Reply-to: ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Although it's already mid-November and time for some cold-blooded fauna to be thinking about hibernation, we've been serenaded as of late at Hilton Pond by mating songs from, of all things, SPRING Peepers! These diminutive frogs singing "out of season" are the topic for the current photo essay under "This Week at Hilton Pond." To view the installment for 8-14 November 2004, please visit <<http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek041108.html>> As always we include lists of all birds banded or recaptured during the period. There's also a reminder about the sign-up deadline for our upcoming mid-winter hummingbird expeditions to Costa Rica. Graduate credit is now available for the eight-day trips. Please forward this message to friends who appreciate birds and nature, and tell them they can get a free reminder for "This Week at Hilton Pond" by sending a blank E-mail to <<mailto:ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Be sure to have them configure their spam filters to accept E-mails from ThisWeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Happy Nature Watching! BILL (Note that the Hilton Pond Web site has a Search Engine that is accessible from most pages. Please check it first if you have questions.) ------------------------------- "This Week at Hilton Pond" is written and photographed by: BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History 1432 DeVinney Road York, South Carolina 29745 USA 803-684-5852 The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please visit our Web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at <<http://www.hiltonpond.org>> and for "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at <<http://www.rubythroat.org>> Tax-deductible contributions in support of our non-profit programs may be made on-line via the "Network for Good" at <<http://www.guidestar.org/helping/donate.adp?ein=56-2162170>> <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp Educational CyberPlayGround Services http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>