Schedule for public television this week 218 Cox Cable and 99 plus on AT&T U-verse includes WPWP earth day 2013 and Wreath Day at Fayetteville National Cemetery several times each

Fayetteville Public Access TV schedule at this link.

Bee-killing Bayer fights European ban on its bee-killing pesticides: Natural-resource conservationists need financial help to fight the multi-national corporation

Frank,

Bayer is suing Europe to overturn the landmark ban on bee-killing pesticides -- and we're excited to announce we're joining the legal battle to make sure Bayer fails.

Europe's bee-saving ban has only just gone into force, but Bayer is fighting in the courts to overturn it. If Bayer wins, it will be a huge setback for the bees -- and so we're asking the European Court of Justice to let us join in the case and defend the ban.

The first hearings could happen in just a few weeks, and we've only got a few days to finalize our case. If the court accepts our application, we'll represent the interests of hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members who have already spoken up -- and make sure the court has real evidence to counter Bayer's propaganda. 

It's crucial we make our voices heard in the court and on the streets. We’ve already made a downpayment to hire European legal specialists to help us fight the case, but we know Bayer and Syngenta are going to throw everything they’ve got at defeating the bee-saving ban. That's why we need to stand ready to fight Bayer every step of the way -- no matter how long it takes.

We've already asked for a lot, so understand if you can't give now. But if you can, can you help us fight Bayer and Syngenta inside and outside the European Court by making a $4 donation to our ‘Save the Bees’ fund?
The upcoming court case is more than just a European battle -- this will be seen as a test case around the world. That’s why hiring a crack team of EU hotshot lawyers is so important. Winning at the European court could mean helping to save our bees around the world. But if Bayer and Syngenta manage to overturn the EU’s ban, then there’s a good chance that we might fail to get neonics banned elsewhere.
And we're not stopping with the EU court battle. Just last week, we worked together with partners leading the fight in the US to sign on to a major advertisment in the New York Times calling on the US to act, we've taken out ads in commercial garden magazines, and taken the fight to the world's largest commercial gardening convention -- putting more and more pressure on Bayer to stop killing the bees. And we've got much, much more planned.
Right around the world, bees are dying off and the situation seems to be getting worse. In China, people are having to resort to hand pollinating. In the USA, hive after hive is collapsing. In Europe too, bees are dying off with whole hives dying in places like the UK, Poland, Switzerland and Spain. Our fight to save the bees is global but the first battle will be in Europe at the European Court.
It will be the people vs multinational corporations, the little guy versus the big guy, David vs Goliath. Bayer and Syngenta will dig deep and spend whatever is necessary to win. That’s why it’s so important we can build up a fighting fund so we can take on these corporate big boys -- and win.
Bayer and Syngenta are hiring the very best lawyers that money can buy. Can you help us fight back against them around the world by making a donation of just $4 today?
Court documents show how Bayer and Syngenta are going to try and get the ban scrapped. They will argue that there isn’t enough science to support a temporary ban. They are also going to argue that the European Commission doesn’t have the power to ban neonics. But we know on both of these counts they are wrong, but if we don’t stand up in court and say so, then there’s a real risk the court will only get one side of the argument. We can’t let that happen.
So we need to stand ready in case the court costs start to mount. Bayer and Syngenta have very deep pockets and will see the European ban on neonics as a huge threat to their profits and so will throw everything they’ve got at the upcoming court case. We need to make sure we’ve got enough firepower to fight back.
We know the fight to protect our bees from neonics is going to be more of a marathon than a sprint. Already, together we’ve achieved a lot. We came together to fight to stop Bayer pushing their disingenuous ‘we love the bees’ marketing campaign at a Chicago garden center show. Hundred of thousands of us have signed petition demanding big retailers remove neonics from their shelves. And most impressive of all together we chipped in to be able to participate in the European test case. While we can never match their near unlimited resources, being sure of our financial firepower will help us take the fight back to Bayer and Syngenta.
Can you help us with $4 to keep on fighting to save the world’s bees?
Thanks for all you do,
Martin, Paul, Johnny and the rest of us. 
 

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Monarch butterflies remain low in numbers and rarely seen in NW Arkansas this year! Please read article in post below important information about Monarchs

Good ideas for planting milkweed for 2014 monarch butterflies

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Fall Planting Milkweed For 2014 Monarchs

September 29 · by Tony Gomez · 6 Comments

Fall is the perfect time to get a head start on the monarch season for next year. If you’d like to start preparing for spring the easy way, plant your perennial milkweed seeds (and plants) in the fall.

Why is fall planting easier?

1. Cold Stratification Au Natural

Most milkweed requires a cold stratification process which helps your seeds to germinate. Old man winter takes care of this for you naturally by providing freezing temps outdoors.

2. Second Chances

If your seeds don’t sprout as planned next spring, you can easily replace them with seeds or plants. If you plant bad seeds in spring, by the time you realize it, it may be to late to replant for that season.

So plant seeds in fall, then make the necessary alterations next spring.

Milkweed ideas for fall planting

1. Ascelpias syriaca (Common Milkweed)

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Get A Head Start On Next Season

A wonderful addition to the butterfly garden if you stay one step ahead of it:

Get common milkweed seeds for fall planting

2. Asclepias viridis (Spider Milkweed)

A compact, early blooming milkweed that supports spring monarchs.

Buy spider milkweed for fall planting

3. Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed)

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The Power of Purple

Similar to common with richer purple blooms and a non-invasive growth habit

Find your purple seeds here

4. Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)

Host and nectar plant that prefers wetter soil. Ours thrives in partial sun.

Swamp milkweed seeds for fall planting

5. Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)

Pretty pink and white star flowers that monarchs love. Also a Good Host Plant

Find speciosa seeds now

6. Milkweed Plants

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Fall PLANTS for Blooms Next Season

Seeds have a tendency to move around, so those who want to get their garden better-situated now can also buy plants. This will cost you a little more, but you won’t have to make ‘spring adjustments.’ Plants should be put in-ground upon arrival.

Buy milkweed plants for fall planting

Don’t plant annual milkweed (like tropical) in autumn, because it will die by the cold hand of Old Man Winter.

Planting your seeds

• Late October through November is prime time for fall planting- don’t plant too early down south
• Water the area first, so you can secure the seeds with mud instead of dirt
• Plant seeds about 1/4″ deep- if you stick your finger in the ground, this would be about the distance to your first knuckle
• Plant more than you need
• Thin out your milkweed seedlings in spring according to recommended distance for each species
• 6-10 milkweed plants is a good minimum per patch
• Give potentially invasive varieties like common milkweed more room to grow…perhaps outside the garden?
• Experiment- try growing the same species in different growing conditions (ie: amount of sun)

Those are 5 of the more popular milkweeds for butterfly gardens. There are many more you can try, but make sure they will grow in your region and research potential issues a species might have.

I don’t always stick to native plant guidelines, but I always make informed planting decisions. I research every plant before I add it to the mix, to make sure it’s something than can succeed in my region, isn’t invasive, and won’t require more effort than I’m willing to put forth.

Before planting perennial milkweed, learn what milkweeds are native to your region. Also, see if other milkweed species might be worth trying in your USDA hardiness zone. Garden experiments can be exciting…especially when they’re successful!

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Meet retired Colonel Ann Wright in casual setting at 6 p.m.TONIGHT (Tuesday Sept 24 2013) and hear her presentation at University of Arkansas TOMORROW (Wednesday Sept. 25 2013) at University of Arkansas

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Anti-War Hero 

Ann Wright returns to NWA

Wed Sept 25
7:30 pm

Giffels Auditorium

University of Arkansas

 

"The World's Perception of US Foreign Policy: Assassin Drones and Threats of Military Attacks"

 

Col. Ann Wright is a former diplomatic corps member who retired from service when the United States began to call illegal, preemptive wars.  Since then she has traveled the world speaking out for nonviolent solutions to conflict, and supporting human rights.  She has worked often with the peace group Code Pink, and its founder Media Benjamin, and continues to be a highly visible anti-war leader on a national scale.

Ann was raised in Bentonville. She graduated from the University of Arkansas Law School and has many contacts here. This is the first time she's been back for several years, however.  Don't miss this chance to meet a strong and engaging advocate for a world at peace, whose roots are buried deep in Arkansas soil.

Meet Ann at any of these events:

Tuesday, Sept 24

6:00 pm - Reception at OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology
            3274 No. Lee Ave, Fayetteville.  RSVP to
            j.dick.bennett@gmail.com.

Wednesday Sept 25

3:00 pm -- Middle East Studies Class welcomes Ann
           Bell Engineering Building, Room 1108
7:30 pm -- Ann Wright Speaks "The World's Perception of US
            Foreign Policy"
            Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, University of Arkansa

White aster spotted on Pinnacle Foods Inc. Prairie west of World Peace Wetland Prairie on Sept. 18, 2013, by Joan Reynolds with Joe Neal and Aubrey Shepherd

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Photos by Aubrey James Shepherd

Not everyone who visits WPWP appreciates sanctity of a city nature park that provides wildlife habitat and a quiet, beautiful garden of native plants in bloom for human visitors to admire. Someone tossed an empty pizza box into the peace circle amidst native prairie plants including Big Bluestem grass at left, Ironweed center and giant cup plants at right on August 28, 2013

John Rule and Sarah Moore Chyrchel program at Hobbs State Park to include 37-minute video and discussion of life off the grid surrounded by Ozark National Forest: 2 p.m. Sunday free admission

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John Ross Rule and Sarah Moore Chrychel present video and lecture and poetry and prose reading on nature at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Hobbs State Park on Beaver Lake

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