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November 2011 Newsletter
The holidays are just around the corner and I would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season and a great New Year.
With the rebound of the economy taking its sweet time to turn around there is a lot of people that are having a rough time making ends meet. This would be a great time to give your support to someone that may be in need of a kind word or a helping hand around the holiday season. Reach out to one person and it will make you a better person for doing so.
Novi Equestrian Expo
Michigan's Finest Horse Equestrian Expo Show
Visit us at the Novi Equestrian Expo. We will be at booth #1108 to introduce our new horseshoe home decor products to the public.
Show dates November 11, 12 13.
Read more in the article by Sharon Green of the Oakland Press.
http://www.noviequestrianexpo.com/
Bats in the News: Planting Agaves for Bats
Lesser long-nosed bats depend on the agave plant - and agaves depend on the bats. These endangered bats feed on the nectar inside agave flowers (and some cactus flowers), then pollinate the plants in return. Lesser long-nosed bats follow a nectar corridor of flowering agaves northward on their spring migration from Mexico into southern Arizona and New Mexico. So when construction of the U.S. border wall along the U.S./Mexico boundary killed thousands of agave plants at the Coronado National Memorial in Arizona's southeast corner, park officials and volunteers feared for the lesser long-nosed bats, the Sierra Vista Herald reported. Learn more . . .
Harvesting Bat Guano is a great article
http://www.defendersblog.org/2011/06/conservation-in-action-harvesting-bat-guano/
This article sheds some light on the White Nose Syndrome that is going on in certain parts of the country. Once you read this article it will give you a better understand of the issue.
After reading this article you just may want to place an order for a bat house to help the cause of saving our bat population. They are an essential part of our ecology.
Go to www.batsbirdsyard.com and order your bat house for that special person that may have a birthday coming up or for holiday gift giving.
It Came Out of the Dark
A frightening fungus is killing bats in North America; is there anything we can do to help the besieged flying mammals?
Have a Great Holiday Season!
Phil Brodak
