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Dragonfly County

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Key presenters include dozens of global leaders and visionaries such as:
• Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium, New York City
*George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic
• Joan Blades, Co-Founder of MomsRising.com and MoveOn.org
• Michael Belfiore, Author “Society of Mad Scientists”
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• Jack Healey, Human Rights Action Center
• Bob Ezrin, Producer
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• Paul Werbos, National Science Foundation
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This past summer, teachers had the opportunity to take part in the Lied Center’s Teachers Summer Workshop. At this day-long workshop, among other strategies and lessons, teachers were able to explore how the arts can be used to teach students about biological life cycles tied to the second-grade science state standards.

 

Learning About The Environment Through The Arts starts out on Sept. 23-24 with teaching artist Priscilla Howe presenting the first part of the program with an exploration of the lifecycle of the dragonfly through puppetry. Her program, Zip, Zoom And Hover: Learning About Dragonflies Through Puppets offers a creative avenue to discover the natural world. When students later examine the Baker Wetlands, they have the tools to understand dragonfly habitat, behavior and lifecycle, kinesthetically.

 

In October, when the second-graders take field trips to the Baker Wetlands, volunteers from Wetland Learners will provide experiential learning of environmental cycles, insects, water, weather and the role the Wetlands play in those cycles. 

 

Then, on Nov. 5-6, Pricilla Howe will return to visit the second-graders to discuss their Wetland tour and their observations. The class will have the opportunity to collaborate in creating a story about their experience at the Wetlands.

 

Finally, all second-grade students in USD497 (and other surrounding school districts) will be invited to attend a performance of The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites presented by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia on Nov. 25. This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.  For more information, please contact Lied Center Director of Education, Anthea Scouffas at n anthea@ku.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 785-864-2795.

 

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Paleo-Dragonfly County Showcase
 

OdonataCentral mapXchange

This site is designed to make available what we know about the distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and identification of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) world-wide. Use the navigation bars at the top of the page to move around in the site.

 

Fossil wing of a dragonfly ancestor, Oligotypus tillyardi.

Ceres, OK. Collected by Michael Montgomery, a good friend and field companion who has helped me a great deal with my work in Noble County. More information about the fossil insects of this area and Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) can be found at his website, WindsOfKansas.com. To see the fossil insects of this area, simply click on "Fossil Insects" and scroll down to click on "Midco, Oklahoma (Noble County)." 

TopoZone - Browse Noble County, Oklahoma Topo Maps

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plus aerial photographs and topographic maps of the entire US.
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The No Child Left Behind initiative has plenty of flaws, but the Democrats who are trashing it should take another look at the (KU-ALTEC) Reading First program. It is morally disgusting if Democrats throw out Republican programs that are good for children.


 

Monarch Butterfly Migration | AmericanProfile.com

Monarch Butterfly Migration. Preserving the butterflies' amazing flight ...
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a-monarch-butterfly Pictures

 


Science and habitat


Monarchs that survive the winter in the fir forests of Mexico fly north to Texas, seeking mates and milkweed plants on which to lay eggs. More generations follow, breeding through spring and summer and living just two to five weeks before the butterflies reach Canada. In the fall, the fourth generation completes the cycle, flying south at a pace of 25 to 30 miles per day. Some third-generation butterflies join the migration, too, and these long-distance travelers live for up to nine months.

The phenomenon involves masses of butterflies, each behaving individually, confronting the vagaries of weather and ever-changing landscape without parents or leaders to guide them, and possessing only rudimentary brains. How they manage this journey remains a mystery to humankind, but anyone who witnesses the mass migration is thankful for a glimpse at nature’s sustaining rhythms.

For Taylor, that glimpse is most pronounced in mid-October when monarchs converge in south-central Texas and follow the river bottoms between Eagle Pass and Del Rio. “It’s like a river of butterflies as far as you can see, coming right at you,” Taylor says. “It’s the most spectacular phenomenon on the planet.”

The phenomenon is in danger, however.

To survive, monarchs need milkweed—a native plant that is disappearing from farmland and along highways at a rate of 6,000 acres per day. Taylor cites widespread use of herbicides, rampant development and roadside management policies that destroy food and shelter. “We have lost 147 million acres of habitat since I started in 1992, more than three times the size of the state of Illinois,” he says.

In addition, Taylor attributes the loss of wintering habitat in Mexico to deforestation and changing weather patterns. Severe storms two winters ago claimed at least 50 percent of the insects, although this year’s mild winter helped the monarch population to begin to rebound.

As a species, the monarch does not face extinction. Populations are healthy west of the Rocky Mountains and on other parts of the planet. Losing this unique North American migration would leave a global void, however. Not only is the cycle breathtakingly beautiful, “it all feeds into this complex web of life,” Taylor says.

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Monarch Butterfly Migration - Traditions Articles - American Profile ...
video and it would fit in PERFECTLY with my NJ, VA, & Mexico migration footage! ...
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  1. Carolina Leps

    May 18, 2011 ... The online version is at:
    http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/monarch-butterfly-migration-preservation/ 
    Although it's a bit difficult to ...
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  2. US Scientists Unlock Clues to Mystery of Butterfly Migration ...

    Shelley Schlender | Michoacán, Mexico March 22, 2010 ... He predicts they'll find that the ability of the Monarch's antenna to sense odors and magnetic waves may also help them set the course for the day ... American Profile of the Week ...
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  3. Re: [western_monarchs] Eastern Monarch Article That Appeared Today

    Apr 24, 2011 ... http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/monarch-butterfly-migration-prese= rvation/ > One glaring error in the article is where it claims: ...
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BioGEOgraphy-101:

PEOPLE, Places & changes over time ...

 

Who were the Lawrence, Kansas "heroes" ...

 

that inspired and challenged Brian McClendon as a lad?

 

  • Did his troop or tribe of peers explore the Wakarusa Watershed's wetlands wildlife habitats?

 

  • Were they his diverse hometown coaches, mentors and tutors who lived in the aura of Mount Oread?

 

  • Did he become the cumulative reflection of many folks who influenced his collaborative commUNITY's imagination PLACE?

 

How do we each H-E-L-P cultivate

 

our next great generation's shared sense of place, purpose and peaceful possibilities?

RJBURK65 02:40, 5 February 2008 (PST)

 

 


 

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Blogs, wikis, Webcasts, podcasts, RSS feeds, social networks . . .

 

they're all a part of what has come to be known as Web 2.0. Workshop author Vicki Davis is a classroom teacher who has been recognized for her innovative classroom practices using Web 2.0. The Flat Classroom Project, which she coauthored, won ISTE's Award for Best Online Learning project for 2007, an Edublog Award for Best Wiki in education for 2006, and inclusion in the best selling book The World is Flat. Her Cool Cat Teacher Blog received an Edublog finalist award for Best Teacher Blog of 2006.


 

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Seeking Lost Legends of Dragonfly County

 

 

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Usability elements of style ... What to do and not do to a web site.*

 

Respect the User

 

1. Use contact forms, not "mailto:"

2. Do not use frames

3. Do not fully Flash-out a site

4. Do write clean code (don't use FrontPage)

5. Avoid large images (always set images at 100%)

6. Restrict copy width to no more than 400 pixels

7. Use "last updated" on every page

 

Respect the Site

 

8. If you use a database, make it static (cannot grow and information does not shift)

9. Minimal CSS (font and size)

10. Use relative font sizes (-1, none, +1)

11. Avoid 1x1 background pixels (10x10 okay)

12. Include ALT labels

 

Respect the Next Builder

 

13. Make layout easy to follow

14. carefully plan the nomenclature and folder construction

15. Make sure folders cannot grow beyond 50 files/folders

16. Maintain and protect files used to create graphics (psds, pngs)

 

Respect the Medium

 

17. Accept basic layout is banner, left navigation, right update and bottom contact.

18. Accept that the layout will change: don't waste weeks on a design.

19. Don't assume resolution or monitor size: build for a common denominator (not your 23" Mother of all Monitors)

20. Test the site in more browsers than IE.

 

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Jan 2007 Combined Newsletter : The Watershed - Dragonfly Messenger ...

Jun 5, 2007 ... This newsletter is a culmination of The Watershed, The Wakarusa Review & The Dragonfly Messenger newsletters. ...
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  1. The Dragonfly Messenger - Feb 2005

    Jun 7, 2007 ... The new address is 412 East 9th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. ... To learn more about the Upper Wakarusa Watershed or WRAPS programs, ...
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  2. I Got Muddy with Kansas StreamLink | Facebook

    ... the Watershed, the Dragonfly Messenger, the Wakarusa Review, Periscope, ... Website: http://kawvalleyheritagealliance.org; Location: Lawrence, KS ...
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  3. Wakarusa River Valley Notes (closed): Lower Kansas Watershed ...

    May 2, 2006 ... Will Boyer, Extension Watershed Specialist Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper Lawrence, KS 66046-3242 phone: 785 843-7058 ...
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  4. thinkLets / Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance Highlights

    Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance 412 East 9Th Street Lawrence, KS 66044 2008 Kansas . .... Jan 2007 Combined Newsletter : The Watershed - Dragonfly Messenger . ...
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    January, 2007

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  6. Dragonflymessenger Org @ TipsOke.Com

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    jan 2007 combined newsletter the watershed dragonfly messenger. The Dragonfly Messenger - Feb 2005 2099 reads 9th Street Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 840-0700 ...
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