Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

May 2nd, 2008

Hug This Animal: Zoo Memberships

There’s an animal called zoo memberships?
Yes, several. And memberships help support them all. Zoos catch a lot of flack from some groups, but good zoos are helping to preserve endangered species through Species Survival Plans within zoos. Some zoos also perform important research and do field work as well.
Plus, there are many reasons spring is […]

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February 29th, 2008

Hug This Animal: Bald Eagle

So far in Hug This Animal, we’ve talked about the polar bear, cheetah and red panda.
Today, we’re going to Hug a Bird that is no longer threatened with extinction. The bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, is a conservation success story. It was one of the original species protected under the Endangered […]

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February 10th, 2008

Tree Hugging Family Week in Review

This week we had so much good stuff that you probably missed something green, useful, and cool. Let’s catch up…
Of course our green audit this week involved greening your bathtub & shower. We also looked at bathroom H2O habits and the stuff in your bathtub.

Biodegradable Resting Spots - a tough topic for some of us, […]

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February 8th, 2008

Hug This Animal: Polar Bear

One of the most important things to consider when thinking about an endangered or vulnerable species is that we (plants, animals and humans) are all tied together. Our actions affect animals we’ll never meet thousands of miles away.
One great example of how our actions can affect animals we don’t see in our daily lives is […]

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