Archives for April, 2009

The Storytime Spot: Earth Day, April 22nd and 23rd, 2009

Posted on Apr 30, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment Book: I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry. Activity: Polar Bear, Polar Bear Turn Around. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, Turn around. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, Touch the ground. -Dance on your toes. -Touch your nose. ...

Congress and California Legislature Speak Out for Polar Bears

Posted on Apr 30, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment Washington, D.C. April 30, 2009 - In a remarkable show of support for the polar bear, 41 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 members of the California legislature submitted letters to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ...

Preparing for bears « EPOCA Arctic Campaign 2009

Posted on Apr 30, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment Polar bears are fast. And I mean fast. At over short distances they can reach a top speed of 40 km per hour. That is about 11 m per second, which means that an angry polar bear 100 m away from you will reach you in about 8 seconds. ...

North Lake FFA: Central Oregon FFA Leadership Camp

Posted on Apr 30, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment The following morning members had to rise and shine at 6:00 A.M. and walk to the Suttle Lake for the intense polar bear jump. North Lake chapter proudly had all members, including Mr. Waldron plunge into the freezing water, ...

Act NOW to Restore Protections for the Polar Bear ! TAKE ACT

Posted on Apr 30, 2009 under Main Content | No Comment However, the administration has yet to act on a second controversial rule that would limit protections for polar bears. Like the other rule, this Bush administration action sought to remove science from the decision making process.