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Delaware Audubon

@AudubonDelaware

Statewide Delaware chapter of @audubonsociety

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Joined September 2020
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Ben Wexler@mrbenwexler31 Aug 2022
Oh my goodness watch this
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The NJ moratorium contributed immeasurably to the survival of the red knot. DE continues to allow a bait harvest, complicating red knot recovery. Steve Cottrell, DE Audubon Society President, Coalition partner, calling for reform of the DE bait harvest capegazette.com/article/dela…

Delaware Bay red knot stopover is dying

The press release of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, published on July 1 in the Cape Gazette and titled “Growing horseshoe crab population supports migratory shorebir...

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To protect Delaware's endangered Red Knot from disappearing, a moratorium on the bait harvest of horseshoe crabs must be implemented. capegazette.com/article/dela…

Delaware Bay red knot stopover is dying

The press release of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, published on July 1 in the Cape Gazette and titled “Growing horseshoe crab population supports migratory shorebir...

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@NaomiAKlein17 Jun 2022
W/ another failed #WTO round, here is an action govt's can take now. Trade cases challenging climate policies are on the rise. Govts can + must commit to not use outdated trade rules to challenge others' climate policies. #ClimatePeaceClause now. More here tinyurl.com/bdzbjmwm
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NEW: 150+ enviro groups push for a ‘climate peace clause’ & other measures needed to prevent trade agreements from being used to attack climate initiatives. #StopTradeAttacks ow.ly/Fv4u50J427u
150+ Environmental Groups Urge Inclusion of ‘Climate Peace Clause’ in Trade Agreements | Trade...

150+ Environmental Groups Urge Inclusion of ‘Climate Peace Clause’ in Trade Agreements | Trade...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 150 environmental organizations today urged the Biden administration in a letter to promote a “climate peace clause” and other pro-environment measures during upcoming...

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Native plant sale at the Brandywine Zoo.
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Is the American love affair with the environmentally-hostile lawn finally coming to an end? apnews.com/article/environme…
America's love affair with the lawn is getting messy

America's love affair with the lawn is getting messy

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — LeighAnn Ferrara is transforming her small suburban yard from grass bordered by a few shrubs into an anti-lawn — a patchwork of flower beds, vegetables and fruit trees.

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NEW: For the 1st time in decades, after @thestate started investigating Charles River Labs in Feb '21, the company & its harvesters will face climbing restrictions to the bleeding process in South Carolina. So the company has moved north for more blood: tinyurl.com/yr7rvd8w
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Red Knot arrival in the Delaware Bay announced in local press. baytobaynews.com/stories/let…

Letter to the Editor: Red knots are arriving after epic migration, making horseshoe crabs a...

In May of each year, Delaware becomes host to a bird in transit on one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom. The red knot flies from the southern tip of South America to the high …

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This graphic shows how horseshoe crab harvest has contributed to the decline in the # of red knots able to survive migration. Red knot populations were stronger when the haul was under 500 metric tons. As the haul increased in the 90s, red knot numbers decreased in the 2000s.
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Call to arms for controlling callery pear. apnews.com/article/callery-p…
Callery pears: An invader 'worse than murder hornets!'

Callery pears: An invader 'worse than murder hornets!'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes.

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Celebrate Earth Day 🌎🌏 by showing your love ❤️ for horseshoe crabs and the shorebirds and other species that depend on them. hscrabrecovery.org/donate/
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Non-native plant species disrupt the food chain, which can lead to a collapse of the ecosystem. apnews.com/article/lifestyle…
For Earth Day, plant native plants, practice benign neglect

For Earth Day, plant native plants, practice benign neglect

Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that thrive on benign neglect.

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Callery pears are like a food desert for birds. usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
These invasive trees smell like rotting fish and kill plants. State bans want Bradford pears gone.

These invasive trees smell like rotting fish and kill plants. State bans want Bradford pears gone.

Experts say Bradford pear trees out-compete other tree species and should be replaced with native plants.

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Big Oil desperately resisting the transition away from fossil fuels.
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Big Oil’s recent trade attacks on climate policy could cost U.S. taxpayers $16.3 billion. That’s $234.87 per taxpayer. To put into context, that’s enough to buy:
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Here's why the red knot is endangered in New Jersey. celeryfarm.net/2022/04/my-co…
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I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Stop Corporations’ ISDS Attacks on Climate Action. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/st…
Stop Corporations’ ISDS Attacks on Climate Action

Stop Corporations’ ISDS Attacks on Climate Action

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is currently accepting public comments on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and climate change. Big polluters are increasingly...

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If you have invasive plants on your property, remove them to protect the natural environment. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Smothering vines, burning bushes among invasive plants in Delaware. Try these natives.

Smothering vines, burning bushes among invasive plants in Delaware. Try these natives.

These are some of the invasive plant species causing trouble in Delaware, and they might be growing near you.

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Register for the Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survery training.
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Anyone can be a voice for the birds! @AudubonDelaware is helping 1,088 fourth graders in 31 public and charter schools learn about the importance of water and native plants for birds by distributing their Audubon Adventures learning kits. bit.ly/3C21MZ3 #PlantsForBirds
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