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MayInternational Day for
Biological DiversityOn May 22, 1993, the United Nations sanctioned this date as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase awareness of biodiversity issues worldwide. Building a Shared Future for All Life is this year’s theme on International Day for … Continue reading →
17
MaySharing the Good Health News
On May 17, 1749, English country surgeon Dr. Edward Jenner was born. In the 18th century, smallpox was a disease that killed about 20% of victims who contracted it and, if it didn’t kill, it often disfigured or blinded … Continue reading →
Category Archives: EcoResource
BIRDCAST ALERTS!
NOW! BIRDCAST ALERTS to give us Real Time heads-up about migratory birds on the move. This BirdCast Alert is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Colorado State University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst. THEN check out the … Continue reading
Posted in EcoResource, On This Day
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Our New Partnership
with EcoSchools Canada
We have teamed up with EcoSchools Canada to give students across the country the opportunity to participate in the school-based Bondar Challenge and support their EcoSchools certification application. The nature photography challenge is inspired by the remarkable work of … Continue reading
Posted in EcoResource, The Bondar Challenge
Tagged EcoSchools Canada, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
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with EcoSchools Canada
with EcoSchools Canada
Space Perspective
On December 3, 2018, Dr. David Saint-Jacques will co-pilot Russian Soyuz spacecraft for the six-hour journey to the International Space Station [ISS]. The crew trio includes its Russian mission commander Oleg Kononenko and American astronaut Anne McClain. During his … Continue reading
Posted in EcoResource
Tagged AMASS Research Project, Avian Migration Aerial Surface Space, Dr. David Saint-Jacques, Dr. Roberta Bondar, migratory bird habitats, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
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Dark Skies
In the North American cities we live, it is often difficult at night to tell the few stars we might see from the airplane headlights twinkling at us. The city’s artificial light may dim in the “off hours” of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Skies, Dark Sky, Milky Way, The Roberta Bondar Foundation EcoResource
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