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These are it. The
sites i love to visit and respect nature in much the way i
do. I enjoy plodding along thru them, savoring pictures
(visual and mental). As you can tell, i don't issue awards
on some sort of cyclic basis, but when the URL strikes
me.
DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!!
October 5,
1999
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 The
Sonoran Desert Naturalist Homepage is a
great collection of nature observing and personal
expansion by desert-lover Michael J. Plagens. He
organizes his journal entries into various subjects
where they can be explored collectively, something
i should learn to do. Interspersed are photos and
links to photos. Where he doesn't take the pictures
himself he gives proper credit and a link to wash
it down. He has helpful hints to bring nature home
to you and you to nature, all in his own direct
style. A very friendly place to visit and think,
especially if you love the Southwest desert and its
spirit. A definite MULLEIN AWARD winning
site!
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October 8,
1999
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 One of the coolest
and most fun fungal website is Tom
Volk's Fungi, which is helped
along by the Department of Biology and Microbiology
at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Tom is
verbose about the darling little things and even
includes letters and questions about them, a fungus
of the month area, and lots of information about
his favorite, the incredible edible morel. He even
has a special "Life cycle of the Morel" and various
pieces of information that relates to eating
various mushrooms. He has a gopher site that has
pictures of every form imaginable... ok, well MANY
forms. He also hosts the Mycological
Society of America webpage. This site
may be an educational site, but it is extremely
personal and personable.
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October 28,
1999
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Even though it's a
.com, Fiona's naturalist site 'Asheville
Natural' isn't selling
anything. In fact, she gives away great information
about trails and hikes in the general Asheville
area, quite a bit of it as a matter of fact.
There's also a plant index that i'm envious of...
not to mention information about where to buy
native wildflowers and herbs, too. The real beauty
of the site though is her journal - a naturalist's
journal like i wanna grow up and be. Fiona reports
what she see's and she's a great observer. I hadn't
thought about the large amount of fireflies this
year, nor suspected the plural of grouse might be
grice. She is not only observant, and friendly, but
the site is kept simple, and fits all the
requirements of a Mullein Award winner... even
*with* the animated graphic of the chipmunk
sniffing.
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