Grandmother Spider's SpiritWeb

I have tried to use natural and orgainic products and food all of my life. Be raised to respect the circle of life,it is my duty to protect mother earth, whenever possible.
Chemical free and envioment friendly products are hard to find. Then when you do find them, they cost a fortune.If you hate chemicals as much as I do, check this out.

Huge park created, ending rainforest feud
Canada, environmentalists, natives and industry agree on deal

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 7:20 a.m. ET Feb. 8, 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canada on Tuesday announced the creation of a 16-million acre park teeming with grizzly bears, wolves and wild salmon in the ancestral home of many native tribes.

Closing another chapter of the wars between environmentalists and loggers, the Great Bear Rainforest is the result of an unusual accord between governments, aboriginal First Nations, the logging industry and environmentalists.

U.S. eyes protecting polar bears from warming
Petitioners welcome decision to study Arctic habitat impacts

Associated Press
Updated: 10:09 a.m. ET Feb. 8, 2006

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In a move hailed by environmentalists, the Bush administration announced it will review whether polar bears should be considered a threatened species given indicators that their icy habitats are melting away due to global warming.

Native Alaskans List Warming Impacts
From more fires and brush, to shore erosion and melting permafrost

Associated Press
Updated: 8:42 a.m. ET Feb. 8, 2006

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Fire breaks protecting homes were never part of the traditional culture in Huslia, an Athabascan village on the Koyukuk River.
But recent forest fires have burned hotter and more frequently, a change most people blame on global warming, and Huslia has had to adapt, said William Derendoff, 61, the traditional chief.

A day after scientists presented research findings on how warming is melting sea ice and changing marine ecosystems in the Arctic, Derendoff and other village leaders at the Alaska Forum on the Environment on Tuesday told how climate change is hitting their rural communities.

Atlanta welcomes ‘building green’ movement
City Hall roof among the projects cited as industry met there
Associated Press
Updated: 3:25 p.m. ET Nov. 11, 2005

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City Hall’s “green roof” is one of dozens of projects in Atlanta that are part of the “building green” movement that proponents hope will take root in cities across the country. The city’s progress attracted the U.S. Green Building Council to hold its annual Greenbuild Conference here Wednesday through Friday.

Howdy folks! I have been Wiccan for the last 8 years and regretfully confess I haven't practiced the belief for approx. 3 of them. Now I come to the table in need of assistence and (gulp) help. My fiance' has a brother who for as long as he can remember has been "haunted" by visions and dreams influenced by a being that (from my understanding) calls itself "Archaos" (Ark-a-o-is).

John Roach
for National Geographic News

More gardeners today are turning to the moon for sage advice on the best time to plant, prune, weed, and harvest. The practice, known as moon or lunar gardening, is cultivating a cult following.

This weekend I took a hike deep within the Kalmiopsis Wilderness where the huge Biscuit Fire raged two years ago. The weather was beautiful, the scenery surreal at times.

The Wilderness area is now a mosaic, a patchwork of stands of trees that are black and leafless, alternating with stands of green trees lush and full of life. At first there seemed little rhyme or reason for the survival or death of the stands of trees.

I just love going for walks this time of year. All the wild flowers beckon me to go off the beaten track and be attentive to the lessons the plants bring.

And it becomes clear as I hike about, that the spring wildflowers are like a parade, a succession of blooms whose timing depends on the subtly of weather, a play of temperatures and rainfall or lack of it. One week certain species are blooming and the next week a different mix of flowers are blooming. It is an ever changing keleidoscope of color and form. Each walk holds surprises for the person who slows down enough to be attentive.

I heard this morning that the state I live in is going to destroy 12 million ash trees in an effort to contain the Emeral Ash Borer.

This astonishing number of trees stole my breath, then my mind was staggered that they were doing this in order to save the other estimated 700 million ash trees in the state.