Monthly Archives: January 2012

Catherine Zimmerman’s Meadow Project needs our help

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Christina Kobland

One of Native Return’s signature projects before I established my east33.org blog involved returning areas infested with invasive plants to their former health as self-sustainable native meadows, thereby promoting the survival of native species like bobolinks and many others which require meadows for breeding, feeding and nesting. … Continue reading →

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Protest Sat.1/28/12 Against deer kill in the Wissahickon

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Christina Kobland

Join the Philadelphia Advocates for the Deer (PAD) this Saturday in their protest against the killing of deer in the Wissahickon.  PAD advocates for the long-term ecological health of Fairmount Park while respecting the park’s indigenous animals, and believes that deer have … Continue reading →

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Christina Kobland joins The Team at Blog “Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens”

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Christina Kobland

The truth spoken by individual voices is magnified and achieves strength in numbers.  I’m happy to have qualified for a place on ‘The Team’ at Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens where my ongoing advocacy for native species and the preservation of biodiversity joins the work of … Continue reading →

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Christina Kobland’s Native Return Launches New FlightTurf™ Website

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Christina Kobland

  Christina Kobland’s Native Return is proud to launch a new website for FlightTurf™ — the ultimate airfield turfgrass. (www.FlightTurf.com)  Although developed specifically for airports, FlightTurf™ can be used anywhere geese or other grazing wildlife must be discouraged, reducing the … Continue reading →

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Native Return®’s Manor Road Project Receives Prestigious “Wildlife At Work℠” Certification from Wildlife Habitat Council

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Christina Kobland

  Manor Road Right of Way Site, looking westward with birdbox cluster in foreground   NATIVE RETURN®’S MANOR ROAD PROJECT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS  Wildlife at Work℠ CERTIFICATION for implementing a COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, awarded by the WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL … Continue reading →

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