Saturday, October 18, 2008

Beaver ponds and song bird symbiosis From Science Blog: "The songbird has a friend in the beaver. According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the busy beaver's signature dams provide critical habitat for a variety of migratory songbirds, particularly in the semi-arid interior of the West. "The study, which appears in the October 2008 issue of the journal Western North American Naturalist, says that through dam building, beavers create ponds and stimulate growth of diverse streamside vegetation critical for birds, including many migratory songbirds in decline. The study found that the more dams beavers build, the more abundant and diverse local songbirds become." "colorado water" 9:28:58 AM     Colorado's Oil Shale: Its origin, resource importance, and potential exploitation From email from Gigi Richard (Mesa State): The Natural Resources of the West: Energy seminar series continues... Colorado's Oil Shale: Its origin, resource importance, and potential exploitation Dr. Rex Cole, Professor of Geology, Mesa State College Monday 20 October, 4-5:30 p.m., Saccomanno Lecture Hall (SL 110), Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO Seminars are FREE and open to the public. No registration necessary. A schedule of all of the seminars in the series can be found at: http://home.mesastate.edu/~grichard/WSS/WSSF08index.html For more information please contact: Prof. Gigi Richard, 248-1689, grichard@mesastate.edu Prof. Tamera Minnick, 248-1663, tminnick@mesastate.edu "cc" 9:11:04 AM

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