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		<title>Rain gardens</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/11/14/rain-gardens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that&#8217;s practical conservation!  Rain gardens for everyone. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=321&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another article about the Slow Food movement in Detroit and elsewhere.  Having lived in Michigan for a long time, I think this has exciting promise for revitalizing the state&#8217;s hurting urban areas.  As a wildlife biologist, I can&#8217;t help thinking about the potential for urban farming for conserving wildlife diversity.  Can it alleviate the pressure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=293&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lands around airports represent valuable land that can be managed to support agriculture and/or conservation.  Two examples below: The &#8220;Garden Boys&#8221; farm plots around a major airport &#8211; from CNN. Butterflies protected and thriving at LAX &#8211; from the Epoch Times.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=291&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How many bee species in New York City?</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/08/06/how-many-bee-species-in-new-york-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[227 in New York City!!   Maybe there is hope for an agricultural urban Detroit.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=289&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backyard Conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buffers & Corridors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t own a farm?  You can still create riparian buffers along sensitive habitats adjacent to your yard.  Create a Backyard Buffer courtesy of the Wildlife Habitat Council.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=206&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High-tech Urban Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/11/24/high-tech-urban-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urban agriculture goes high tech. CNN.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=136&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Landscaping with Native Plants</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/11/17/landscaping-with-native-plants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA has resources for landscaping with native plants in the Great Lakes states.  Good resources for attracting bees and butterfiles to your yard.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=107&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farming in skyscrapers?</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/09/05/farming-in-skyscrapers/</link>
		<comments>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/09/05/farming-in-skyscrapers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a novel concept. It&#8217;s an intriguing concept. It&#8217;s a bold concept. It&#8217;s called skyfarming. Check out the Vertical Farm Project. Popular article here. And another variation on this them here and here (Valcent systems).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=37&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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