Bark beetle research shows future evolution of forests.

“The beetles, they’re native, and they’ve kind of been evolving together with the trees over time,” he said. “So in outbreaks, the beetles kill most of the trees, but a few survive. Nobody’s actually sure which trees are reproducing on the landscape, but the trees do evolve over time.”
Bark beetles outbreaks have been munching on our forests for eons, long before humans arrived in the West. Occasional beetle outbreaks are normal”

Source: www.standard.net/news/environment/2014/oct/07/bark-beetle-research-shows-future-evolution-of-utah-forests/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20beetles%2C%20they%E2%80%99re,outbreaks%20are%20normal

 
I am absolutely fine with allowing the timber companies to spray _some_ pesticides on the vast acreage that they own.

I am _not_ at all fine with spraying toxins that have been banned in multiple countries, are toxic to our endangered animals, poison our water supplies, and simply generate higher profit for the timber industry — in our designated Wilderness areas. Not. Their. Land.

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Hollywood’s next big star is a mountain lion

A new mountain lion has been spotted in Los Angeles, and locals are eager to catch a glimpse of it.

Source: Hollywood’s next big star is a mountain lion

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Researchers find adverse effects of apex predator reintroduction: ‘The conservation message is don’t lose them in the first place’

A 20-year study on the effects of reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone National Park was just published.

Source: Researchers find adverse effects of apex predator reintroduction: ‘The conservation message is don’t lose them in the first place’

When you disturb ecosystems by changing the makeup of a food web, it can lead to lasting changes that are not quickly fixed,” Tom Hobbs, lead author and professor emeritus with the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, said in the report.

And stop destroying it from the other end by spraying pesticides all over our wilderness areas. In 50 years we will be going “oh my gosh we shouldn’t have been destroying the smaller creatures.”

Who would have thought.

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The Lie That Made Food Conglomerates Rich…And Is Slowly Poisoning Us

You really should watch this! It does a good job of pointing out the problems in the food industry advertisement campaigns. Do you want to bet that their PR departments have psychologists on speed dial so that they can choose the right words to manipulate you. And why hot dogs need to have sugar added has always puzzled me.

Four out of five doctors prefer Camel cigarettes. 😀 That was a real ad. And the pesticide industry is just as bad if not worse. “You can drink it” “we have to use it on this invasive species to preserve _______”, “it is a harmless inert ingredient”, “it is a green pesticide”, etc.  By the way, if it’s truly inert than just replace it with water.  Oh!!  You need it?  Then it is not so inert after all.

A lot of this is due to our desire for instant gratification! We could try to not to blame the companies as much, they are simply giving us what we want. The number of people on a permaculture website crying how do I kill ________ in _my_ beehive, Garden, Barn, or ________ is mind-boggling. I must admit I’ve done it at some level myself. I try to be better everyday. I hope you do too my friends.

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Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in California Deer For the First Time; Fish & Wildlife Asks Hunters and Others to Be on the Lookout for Symptoms

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received confirmation on May 6 samples collected from two deer, one in Madera County near Yosemite Lakes and the other in Inyo County, near Bishop. The deer in Madera County was found dead due to unknown causes and the Inyo County deer was found dead after a vehicle collision.

Source: Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in California Deer For the First Time; Fish & Wildlife Asks Hunters and Others to Be on the Lookout for Symptoms

There appears to be no known link between CWD and human disease, although a similar prion animal disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease in cattle, has been linked to fatal disease in humans through the consumption of infected beef.

The above quote is absolutely not true. There is a clear link. Deer were originally contaminated on the East Coast and Midwest due to feeding them during the winter with contaminated cattle feed. The deer prion is literally derived from the same source as the cow prion.
Hunters on the East Coast must turn in samples of all kills for analysis. And hunters are warned to not eat neurological tissue. If you are eating venison in California beware. Another very good reason to go vegan. 😀 But here’s an additional problem. Dogs are thought to have acquired bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE in Europe from contaminated pet food so it’s possible that it can be transmitted to our newly established wolf populations They may be in serious trouble. There is also more and more suggestion that Alzheimer’s may be derived from the cattle part of this. Be safe out there my friends.

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Exploring the mysterious alphabet of sperm whales

Using machine learning researchers have revealed the complexity of sperm whale communication, identifying a rich "phonetic alphabet" in their codas.

Source: Exploring the mysterious alphabet of sperm whales

I really like sperm whales 😀
Fwd: Watch “Sperm Whales Clicking You Inside Out — James Nestor at The Interval” on YouTube

See sometimes I just publish fun stuff 😀

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Just three easy steps

I believe that there are some easy things we can actually do to help decrease the _massive_ pesticide use in this country. I believe this is virtually as important as climate change to the health and well-being of us all; particularly our _endangered species_, and our children! And I’m doing my best to make them easy.

I) The beautiful and famous Los Angeles mountain lion P22 was crippled by pesticides.

II) We are putting five times the volume of the entire Gulf of Mexico oil spill in just the active pesticide ingredients on this country _every single year_.

III) It takes just three little things to make a difference and doesn’t cost you a dime more than you donate now.

First) Please:

Start Questioning what the environmental group you send your money to really does.

And sign our petition to ask our environmental groups to publish this critical information from our national parks at change.org https://chng.it/NXBgPb7xfV

Second) Ask for your favorite organization’s concrete plans to publish reviews on the pesticide use in our national parks and critical habitats. (Included in the form letter below)😀

Third send an email from the links below to your favorite environmental group. Ask them if they make the important, beneficial, environmental FOIA data that they have acquired available online. If _any_ environmental group is re-hiding _any_ public information that they acquired through the FOIA act, than they are a major part of our problem not a solution.  So look at the environmental form letter below and I hope you will send it to your favorite environmental group. If the Center for Biological Diversity is your favorite group you don’t need to do this😀 they already post their FOIA data in a searchable form.  They Rock! 😀

Environmental Formletter.
Here are links to the most effective way to contact:
sierra club. “Email”
audubon society. “Email”
world wildlife fund. “Email”
Two at the same time what could be easier 😀
And if you are really fired up and want to make a difference contact your local vector control or park and rec office. Ask for their pesticide use data. I am quite sure they won’t give it to you. They’re willing to spray it on you but they’re not willing to tell you what it is. Fight for it. If you ever get it and need help analyzing the data I would be happy to help.

Be well my friends! We must generate #nonchemicalnodes !

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For past OTNP issues.
https://www.puravidaaquatic.com/wordpress/past-ourtoxicnationalparks-posts/
But you may want to start here. www.puravidaaquatic.com/wordpress/why-i-started-this/
If you have received this as a forward and would like to continue receiving it please email me “vidaaquatic@gmail.com”
And if you would like to donate as little as $5 to the cause, you can Zelle it to vidaaquatic@gmail.com. thank you very much. Bob
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Environmental Formletter

A suggested letter to email to your favorite environmental group. You certainly don’t have to be a current member we are _all_ prospective members:
sierra club. “Email”
audubon society. “Email”
world wildlife fund. “Email”
Two at the same time what could be easier 😀

Good morning, I hope you are well! I have become very aware recently of the pesticide use in our national parks and designated wilderness areas. I would very much like to know your organization’s plans to publish reviews on the pesticide use in these critical habitats.

Another thing I have come across recently is that some environmental groups post online the information/data that they have managed to get from Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) filings and lawsuits. I think that this is brilliant, and truly sustainable. I have started to wonder if your organization is maybe unintentionally hiding your FOIA data?

I seriously question any re-hoarding of environmentally beneficial FOIA information. Concerned groups who acquired FOIA data got it _because_ it’s public information. I hope your group is not hiding public information that benefits the environment.

I would enjoy hearing more about my absolutely favorite environmental organization’s concrete plans to put all the FOIA documents that you have in a user friendly, online, searchable database in the very near future. Best regards and I am eagerly awaiting your response.

Sincerely




The very best to you my friends
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Wonderful people working for causes in the Sierra Club

OTNP May 2024 www.puravidaaquatic.com/wordpress/why-i-started-this/
Wow, welcome to all the new interested participants here. Let me say first off that I believe that there are many, many, wonderful, wonderful people working for various aspects and causes in the sierra club. I know several of them well! And they absolutely Rock! 👍 Several of them believe that the sierra club is the best thing in the world. Some of them do not, but believe it is a necessary evil. I believe it could once again be an environmental organization that makes a real difference.

I have received some very positive responses recently to a request for information from some of the California counties surrounding one of our California parks. They are frustrated with the behavior of the national parks and Federal employees too. They are willing to help me try to work out some of this information that they repeatedly said were public documents that the Federal government employees won’t release even to California.
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Where is the sierra club, world wildlife fund, and audubon society?

This post is expressing my extreme disappointment and frustration with the elite officers of the Sierra Club. It in no way represents anger and frustration with the majority of the wonderful Sierra Club people/volunteers. But I do hold the elite officers responsible.

The Sierra Club’s elite; the 0.0001%ers, have fallen flat on their face with respect to actual care for the environment.

And they have continually done so _for over 50 years_
In 1914; 110 years ago! America Public’s national parks were dealing with environmental issues remarkably similar to those of today; but … without using pesticides. I can understand how in the first few years of the joy of pesticide production and use in the 1940s and 50s, the Sierra Club’s elite might have ignored some of the deep long-term problems. However in the 50+ years afterward the elite have been either pawns, or shareholders of the pesticide industry. For decades it has been quite clear that there was a problem:
60 years ago DDT in birds
50 years ago Rachel Carson and many others.
40 years ago Alar in apples.
30 years ago Wyoming pesticide contamination: methyl parathion and carbaryl: wildlife, vegetation, and aquatic species.
20 years ago high levels of pesticides in the sediment of water bodies in California’s Central Valley.
10 years ago roundup, glyphosate, monsanto, and bayer.
Today … The sierra club somehow rationalizes that the hazard of widespread pesticide use including glyphosate and paraquat _in our national parks and wilderness_ is not a problem to us, or to America’s endangered animals. They refuse to publish annual reviews of the national park service’s use of pesticides in our “Natural” “Wilderness” areas.

The sierra club does not let you know that the national parks in California are still using the two herbicides (glyphosate and paraquat) listed above as well as other pesticides specifically banned in California; because federal law trumps state law and the Feds just simply can. And the sierra club is not letting you know this, or of the other pesticides that are killing our mountain lions, wolves, bats, snakes, bees, butterflies, and other endangered species within our _Wilderness areas_ in all the other 49 states. Pesticides that are incredibly toxic but just haven’t been banned _yet_.

I cannot do this alone. If you care in the least about our endangered animals or even your own children and grandchildren then the simple thing to do is spread the word on your favorite social media platform. If you are pregnant, have children, grandchildren, care for either them, or our endangered animals, we _must_ be proactive. If you don’t care, then feel free to continue with the 60 year status quo.

The officers of the Sierra Club advertise that they protect our environment, but they do not. And they have not adequately protected America’s environment for decades.

The sc does not uphold their own advertising. They wave their arms about issues that no one can control but sound good to the masses in order to acquire money to pay themselves in political clout, and obscene salaries.
1) The sc hoards their pesticide FOIA data for themselves.
2) Out of 1500 small groups under the sc’s umbrella there are just two that have “pesticides” as a stated concern. Of those two lonely groups …; One (if not both) is actually headed by Monsanto’s PR department.😮
3) The sc does not report sufficiently or competently on pesticide usage in America’s (your) parks or wilderness areas.

Anyone would have to start wondering; is this a straight quid pro quo with the pesticide companies?

While it is impossible to acquire donor information (with some truly very good reasons), I was surprised that the sierra club does not seem to state anywhere that they do not take donations from, or invest money in dupont, monsanto, bayer, dow chemical, or any of these pesticide companies’ many subsidiaries.

Anyone concerned about _old growth_ forests want to check whether the sc invests in or takes money from lumber companies?

The sierra club was asked to comment on the above points many weeks ago. It seems that they do not think your opinion matters enough to respond. So:

1) Start being a hair bit more proactive.
2) Stop enabling the sc or wwf or audubon.
3) Forward this post to just one person.

And the audubon society is …. Helping our birds???
Seriously??
www.puravidaaquatic.com/wordpress/what-can-anyone-do-about-the-pesticide-use-in-our-national-parks/

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Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive

Source: Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

Pretty much says it all —- they don’t have the sierra club, world wildlife fund, or the audubon society looking after their forests. 😆
Why I started this.

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