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Restoring Bird Habitat on the Channel Islands (NPS - National Park Service)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist Annie Little will describe the work that has been done since 2002 to help populations of birds on the Channel Islands recover from loss of habitat and the adverse effects of the pesticide DDT, during the July From Shore to Sea lecture ... The bald eagle disappeared from the islands altogether by the 1960s due to human impacts, primarily pollution....
Restoring Bird Habitat on the Channel Islands (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist Annie Little will describe the work that has been done since 2002 to help populations of birds on the Channel Islands recover from loss of habitat and the adverse effects of the pesticide DDT, during the July From Shore to Sea lecture ... The bald eagle disappeared from the islands altogether by the 1960s due to human impacts, primarily pollution....
How to avoid a China-Japan conflict at sea
Edit China Daily 18 Jun 2016
On June 9, Japan's Defense Ministry said a Japanese naval destroyer had detected a Chinese frigate entering the waters near Diaoyu Islands (which the Japanese call Senkaku Islands) and lodged a serious protest with the Chinese ambassador to Tokyo. And Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said it was the first time a Chinese naval ship had entered the waters contiguous of the island chain....
‘Fright Island’ proposal put forward for Fort Independence, Castle Island
Edit The Boston Globe 18 Jun 2016
The pentagonal fort from the mid-1800s may already have ghosts, but now an event company wants to make the Castle Island building extra spooky, according to two South Boston neighborhood publications. A proposal has been submitted for a 19-day “Fright Island” event at the historic Fort Independence, and would include haunted attractions, outdoor “scare zones,” […]....
Abu Dhabi: An island home to stray cats seeks aid
Edit Arabnews 18 Jun 2016
The inhabitants of the desolate, man-made island off the coast of Abu Dhabi can’t be immediately seen among the breakwater rocks ... A colony of stray cats has swelled on Lulu Island among its barren sandy hills and abandoned buildings that have fallen into disrepair, with the gleaming modern skyline of the UAE as a background ... “You can’t just remove them,” she said on a recent visit to the 469-hectare (1.8-mile) island....
This Sports Illustrated cover model is one hot mermaid
Edit New York Post 18 Jun 2016
The 21-year-old model will be channeling Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” on Saturday as the queen of Coney Island’s annual Mermaid Parade ... Parade host Dick Zigun, founder of nonprofit arts group Coney Island USA, which runs the parade, says Clauson is more than qualified to reign over the festivities ... Also awesome is California-girl Clauson’s enthusiasm for Coney Island ... Coney Island Mermaid Parade, Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m....
UN chief calls for international action to cope with Europe refugee crisis
Edit Press TV 18 Jun 2016
Ban made the remark after meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the capital, Athens, on Saturday ahead of a visit to refugee camps on Lesbos island. Some 3,400 refugees live in the camps on the Greek island ... In a symbolic move, Tsipras offered Ban a life jacket, one of the thousands of items that authorities have recovered from the shores of Greek islands since last year....
UN's Ban visits refugee camps on Greek island of Lesbos
Edit Austin American Statesman 18 Jun 2016
The United Nations secretary-general on Saturday visited camps on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos, where hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants first set foot in Europe over the past 18 months on their way to the continent's prosperous heartland ... The border crackdown, combined with the EU-Turkey deal, has drastically reduced the flow of migrants from Turkey to the Greek islands in unsafe, crowded smugglers boats....
UN's Ban praises Greek efforts to assist refugees
Edit Austin American Statesman 18 Jun 2016
Later Saturday he will visit refugee camps on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, where most migrants arrive on smuggling boats from Turkey ... The United Nations secretary-general is visiting a charity in Athens, ahead of talks with Greek government officials and a trip to the island of Lesbos, which is at the forefront of Greece's immigration crisis....
5K on June 19 To Benefit Peaks Island School’s After School Academy (Portland Public School District)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
Portland Public School District) A 5K race on Peaks Island on Sunday, June 19, will benefit the Peaks Island Elementary School (PIES) After School Academy ... The academy began last fall in collaboration with Portland Recreation, the Peaks Island Fund of ......
DUCKS RACE PAST STORMERS (Lancaster Barnstormers)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
Long Island Grabs Series Opener, 4-2. The Long Island Ducks used daring baserunning to perfection late in Friday night's game to steal a 4-2 victory from the Lancaster Barnstormers in the opener of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark ... After Long Island tied the game on a two-out single to left by Ruben Gotay, Lance Zawadzki put Lancaster back on top with a leadoff opposite field homer just under the left field scoreboard....
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