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December 5, 2009 | 
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Dawn has been sponsoring a program where they donate $1 for every specially-marked bottle of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid that is purchased and the donation code entered at their website. (http://www.dawnsaveswildlife.com)
Donations are split between the Birder’s Lounge charity, International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) and the Marine Mammal Center. If you are going to purchase dishwashing liquid anyway – buy Dawn! And please don’t forget to enter the code online – it’s easy.
And now for the really great news – Dawn has just announced that they are tripling their donation from $1 to 3$ for every bottled sold and donation code entered. Awesome!!
**From 11/25/09 through 1/4/2010 only. Up to $500,000. Must activate donation online.
Update: Visit Dawn’s Everyday Wildlife Champions Facebook page to learn about wildlife rescues, what others are doing to help, and to get in on the conversation!
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I have to follow up my last post because a few days after I wrote it, I looked really close at the plant where the Green Lynx (Peucetia viridans) placed her egg sac. Spiderlings!
Green Lynx spiderlings
…and here’s a close-up: Read the rest of this entry »
I have compiled the data from several small cleanups, and have it ready to send off to the Ocean Conservancy. I have learned that there is an awful lot of planning involved in organizing these cleanups, and now isn’t too soon to start for 2010!
Here are the results I was able to assemble from some wonderful volunteers:
| DATE | LOCATION | CITY, STATE | RESULTS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/2009 | Rowlett Creek @ Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve | Plano, TX | 0 volunteers | Stormy weather threatened and eventually happened 2 hours after the start time. |
| 09/12/2009 | White Rock Lake | Dallas, TX | 8 volunteers, 3 bags of trash, 1 bag of recyclables; 2 hours | This data collection effort coincided with an existing monthly lake cleanup by area lake enthusiasts known as FTLOTL. |
| 09/18/2009 | Rowlett Creek @ the Outdoor Learning Center | Plano, TX | 5 volunteers, 300 pounds of glass and plastic debris | A fellow Texas Master Naturalist lead a small group of youth volunteers. |
| 10/10/2009 | White Rock Lake | Dallas, TX | 1 volunteer, 1/2 bag of trash, 1/2 bag of recyclables; 2 hours | This time it was just me, and I can attest to the difficulty of collecting debris and data at the same time! |
| 10/31/2009 | White Rock Lake | Dallas, TX | 8 volunteers, 14 bags, 9.2 miles, 280 pounds; 2 hours | A group of college students from SMU turned in this outstanding bit of work. |
Friday’s Rowlett Creek Cleanup was unfortunate in that it was scheduled on a Friday afternoon when most people were working, and at a time when thunderstorms delivered on their promise to release torrents of rain over the area. I was there – all setup with my little table – and accompanied by my friend Andy, who works for the City of Plano.
I think this may be the first time I have photographed fish in a creek. To be honest, I was surprised to see these catfish–and so many! This is a section of Rowlett Creek in Plano, TX, and is the location of a creek cleanup scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2009. This is the first in a series of inland and coastal waterway cleanups that I will be attending in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Day. Read the rest of this entry »
