environment

Biodiversity Day: May 22

Today is #BiodiversityDay : Our solutions are in nature. Nothing more biodiverse than a Milkweed patch, Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/100 160 Flash (off, did not fire)
- Greg Shchepanek
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- May 22, 2020
- biodiverse biodiversity day ecosystems environment habitat international day may 22
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- Forum: Off-Topic Bar
Others Bogs and Fens: Special Wetland Environments

Showy Lady's Slippers Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Majority of the conservation area is a large Fen where the orchids bloom. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.5 28.0 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
- Greg Shchepanek
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- May 7, 2020
- bog conservation environment fen flora & fauna habitat marsh unique habitat water wetlands
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- Forum: Special Places
Others Special Place #2: The American Desert

I love love the Desert with great fondness and am in my element every time I am there...I cannot wait to get back there. Today's ecosystem to highlight is the American Desert: Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, United States. The hottest place in North America on...
- Greg Shchepanek
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- May 1, 2020
- american desert california death valley national park desert ecosystem environment habitat hottest place united states
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- Forum: Special Places