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By: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge - Take 2 « A Passion for Nature

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge - Take 2 « A Passion for Nature — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:29:31 +0000

[...] September 10, 2008 — winterwoman I wrote about the refuge a few days ago. Click here for that post. This second post about the refuge is about birds… So please hop over to my [...]

By: Montezuma Wildlife Refuge - Take 2 « Confessions of a Reluctant Birder

Montezuma Wildlife Refuge - Take 2 « Confessions of a Reluctant Birder — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:26:49 +0000

[...] Wildlife Refuge – Take 2 Posted on September 10, 2008 by winterwoman I wrote over at my general nature blog about an evening visit to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Evening is not the best time to [...]

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:49:24 +0000

Looks lovely – I look forward to more! Nice to see some plants still blooming.

By: wren

wren — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:44:38 +0000

Like Denise, my first thought was of the site in Arizona which I quite enjoyed visiting. But this equally lovely, in a very different way, and I can see why you love and enjoy it.

By: themarvelousinnature

themarvelousinnature — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:40:18 +0000

I hope that means you’re out having fun and keeping busy! There’s so much good writing out there, I have a tough time keeping up on all the blogs I like to read, too. When I moved, after having been offline for a week, I gave up on trying to catch up from where I’d left off, and just started fresh from that point. If I’d tried to read everything, I would’ve been there for days!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:23:48 +0000

We have driven by the refuge so many times and often commented that we need to take some time to visit, but we seem to always be “heading” someplace that does not allow time to linger.

Can’t wait to see what you have for us on another installment.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:21:05 +0000

Oh Dear, Seabrooke… You have exposed me! I’m quite miserably behind at reading even my favorite blogs… Here is the Marvelous in Nature post on purple loosestrife:

http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/the-purple-monster/

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:28:54 +0000

Great photos and what a beautiful area. When I saw ‘Montezuma’, I thought it was the one I visited last year out west (a lot drier there – lol). My visit was to Montezuma’s Castle and Montezuma’s Well. Your photos make me want to take a trip here one day. Enjoyed your blog very much.

By: themarvelousinnature

themarvelousinnature — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:43:40 +0000

I did a post on loosestrife last week. I'd learned a bit back in school about it, and got my prof to send me the papers and such he had on hand, which I summarized. Essentially what's been shown is that loosestrife has a hard time invading healthy, established wetlands and doesn't spread, but highly disturbed wetlands can develop monocultures because the loosestrife prevents native vegetation from moving back in. Basically, the amount of loosestrife in a wetland is proportional to the disturbance and health of the wetland (the loosestrife is there because the wetland is unhealthy, not the wetland is unhealthy because the loosestrife is there).

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:37:22 +0000

Can’t wait to read more! This is one place that I drive through quite often and need to stop at sometime!