A Good Week for the Environment in North America

By Mike • March 31, 2009 • 1 comment

In the United States, President Obama recently signed legislation that sets aside more than 2 million acres as protected wilderness. In Quebec, Premier Jean Charest announced the creation of 14 new national parks and additions to another, totaling 4.5 million acres of new protected areas. Mexico, it’s your turn…

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Mike

Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

One Response to “A Good Week for the Environment in North America”

Adrienne Apr 4th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
We are privileged to have quite a few mockingbirds in our yard and neighborhood. When I first moved into my house there was one lonely guy that sung his heart out ALL night long. I’d never experienced this type of dedication to the procurement of a little booty, buy, hey, guys are like that… The new guy on the block sits atop the telephone pole and its attendant wires all day emulating everything from a locust to the small frogs that thrive here during the rainy season. Today we actually heard him screetching out the sounds of redtailed hawks gliding through the skies – pretty nifty. I’m going to try playing some Bach or Shostakovich on my boom box to see if he picks up on that! Yours in Perpetual Amazement, Kay