Here’s the buzz on Australian Bees
This year the U.S. will conduct a census to count our residents. While we’re doing that, the Aussies will be counting bees. They’re trying to identify the good Australian bees and bad ones to get a handle on populations and a head start to manage them. Read more...
Breeding Success
Scientists believed that only 50 Florida Grasshopper Sparrows were left. That was down from 1000 just a decade before. In a first-of-its-kind effort, conservationists have successfully raised 100 chicks and released them into the wild. Read more...
What it is to be human
It’s always important to hear what the next generation is feeling and thinking and writing. Congratulations Beatriz Lindemann on the recent publication of your beautiful poem. Please read it...
Will new deal with China restore ginseng trade?
If ginseng is so hard to find in the wild, how can it be affected by tariffs and a trade war with China? The answer is farmed ginseng. While some people insist that the roots from the woods are better, exports of farmed American ginseng to China have been affected....