International Nature ConservationWe protect your children's future!updated September 2, 2010 We are a volunteer organization Volunteers are the life-blood of our organization Think about donating a few hours of your time? Volunteering is fun and gives you a good mood! Please send us an email! bearspringsblossom@yahoo.com |
Just 80 miles of the Louisiana cost
in the Gulf of Mexico
This time not BP, this time
an oil rig from the Houston company
Mariner Energy exploded and is burning..
All the talks, all the discussion didn't help
Money is more important than safety and the
health of the American people
Read more information on
exploding methane ice below
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Why do Americans spend $20 billion a year on plastic bags? Does the normal, conservative American have too much money? In many countries, in many cities outside the US, citizens have voted for a plastic bag ban. WHY? A) Plastic bags cost money the consumer has to pay for! Why should consumers who bring their reusable bags pay for the amnesia of the others? B) Plastic bags fly around every where C) Plastic bags are made of oil, bought from foreign countries D) Plastic bags are a big waste problem. Enough reasons? Not really: The opponents are certain it will doom consumers because: it is so hard to remember to bring reusable bags when we go shopping... What do you think? Save money or amnesia? Send us your thoughts |
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Huge floods in Pakistan - thousands die For 4500 years people live in this region This is the worst flood ever recorded - Pakistan is facing disastrous ever flood of the history. As you all are aware of heavy monsoon rainfall started in July 2010 and is still continue in almost all four provinces of Pakistan has shaped in huge flood, in the country and has damaged/disturbed every sector of daily life. This severe flood affects Khaiber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh. The disaster has seriously damaged road, electricity, hospitals, houses of common people means every infra structure and claimed hundreds of lives. The sound people living in pucca homes are now living hundreds miles away from their homes in tent villages and many even open without shade. Besides, outbreak of viral and communicable diseases is also spreading speedily. 
  Our members in Pakistan need help We help, what about YOU?  Floods in China - thousands die Over 290,000 lost their homes and livelihoods Floods in Nigeria The Arctic ice sheet is changing fast. NASA reports bigger than expected ice loss. The Arctic ocean satellite data show the ocean area covered by ice last month was the second-lowest ever recorded for July. New record:  NASA - July 2010 was practically in a three-way tie for the warmest July on record, tied with July 1998 and July 2005 Imagine, a heat record, while ice, snow and temperatures below 0 F in Peru with their - record lows - lowered the average. Snow in Argentina - many die Floods in southern Europe: Thousands lost their homes, their work.. *** All that happens NOW!!!! *** All of these are record breaking events!! We agree with the majority of scientists and with the statement of Munich RE, Earth's biggest insurer: These are the first negatives of Climate Change. **** When people have faith + trust in God How can they destroy HIS creation? **** Read more on our website  A short term solution is cutting the black carbon or commonly called soot. Soot is produced by burning fossil fuels, vegetation, dung and other sources. Reducing soot could reduce climate change by about 20 percent. Work with us! We need to reduce the impact! We need to prepare people to master the changes and challenges! Provide Information + Education |
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September 1, 2010 NEWS: A bacteria that is capable to eat oil is multiplying fast in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Good news, because plankton is contaminated with oil. Plankton is food for many sea animals. Scientist checked and found poisoned plant plankton, contaminated with oil and toxic dispersants. Oil chemicals found in the intestents of crabs. About 76% of the spilled oil is drifting under the ocean surface. The area where the Gulf stream current brings in fresh water with oxygen from outside is recuperating. To change the oil to less poisonous materials, a lot of oxygen is needed, but oxygen levels in the Gulf water sink more and more! Scientists report: The amount of oil spilling from the broken well in the Gulf of Mexico are double as much as previously thought. Oil is now in the food chain, threatening more birds, fish and other marine life. We have informed your for years, that there is a dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, 1000 miles long, where life cannot exist anymore. Monday news media has reported, that the Gulf environment was damaged even before the oil spill. Aren't we lucky that the damage is less terrible, because it was *damaged goods* before? Every marine biologist knows that there is NOT enough oxygen in the deeper Gulf areas. We had informed you that BP was using huge amounts of dispersant to change the consistency of the oil spilling out of the broken well. These dispersants are so toxic that they can kill incubating sea life! Long-term effects are unknown. Doctors say, long-term exposure can cause central nervous system problems or damage blood, kidneys or livers. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention agrees with our statement. A lot of work is done to reduce the damage of the oil spill from a 30-inch oil pipeline in Marshall, Michigan. EPA stated: ".. one million gallons of oil in the water." As we heard, this is not the oil company's first spill. The oil is moving towards Lake Michigan, just 80 miles away. Nature Conservationist are working hard to keep the oil from entering the lake. Local water supplies are endangered, higher than acceptable levels of benzene was in the air. Benzene is a highly flammable organic chemical that can lead to a series of symptoms from dizziness to tremors. The long-term effects of benzene exposure are linked to excessive bleeding and cancer in human and other living beings. Imagine: How many billion dollars has the American taxpayer to spend for all the additional work public workers have to do because of the oil spill? One drop of oil contaminates 100 gallons of drinking water. Imaging the enormous damage done to marine wildlife, birds, plants and of course humans!!! Imagine: If all these billions would have been spent on better insulation, on better public transportation, on lowering taxes? For over 8 months we had informed you about the problems with methane ice in the Gulf of Mexico. Methane gas was responsible for the explosion of the oil rig. (Did you know that Methane is a 20 times more potent greenhouse gas as CO2 carbon dioxide?) Many scientists have published similar concerns. When you have followed our information on methane, you will know why: Under many ocean floors is a layer of methane ice, created by the last ice age. Everywhere on Earth this methane ice is melting - one of the reasons for climate change. Welcome to our website where you can get tips and advice, without lies or political blindness! Members all over Earth support: www.nature-education.org KEEP BANDERA BEAUTIFUL * KEEP KELLMUENZ BEAUTIFUL KEEP HUNT BEAUTIFUL * KEEP NEU-ULM BEAUTIFUL KEEP WINNIPEG BEAUTIFUL * KEEP BUENOS AIRES BEAUTIFUL KEEP EARTH BEAUTIFUL |
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How do we do that - part one ------------------------------------------ 1) We provide information / over 300 web-pages A Nature encyclopedia for you with links on both sides of our websites Conservation facts for you to explore! 2) We show how to save money, and live a better life, offer free personal advice to members: Tips on solar electric and solar hot water, on residential Wind turbines, and green building. Tips on energy efficiency in houses and cars. 3) We offer emails tips on health issues 4) We offer educational programs, studies 4a) Why Nature Conservation is so important 5) We offer a BSB-Master-Conservationist course free of charge to BSB-Supporters 6) Our Nature education programs help to adapt.. -----------------------------------------------------------------  Iceland is located on the border of the North American plate and the Eurasian plate. Shifting, subduction of these continental plates causes earthquakes. Eyjafjallajokull Glacier was Iceland´s sixth largest glacier covering a volcano. Now most of the ice is melted Ash particles from volcano outbreaks can stop airplane engines. 2010, an eruption occurred close to the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland. It was the first outbreak since 1821, shooting ash and molten lava into the air. Imagine: All the eruptions just in the last few months! August 30, 2010 A volcano in western Indonesia erupted 30,000 people had to flee first eruption in 400 years A 6.6 magnitude quake Pacific island territory of Guam Beginning of August a strong earth quake hit Indonesia Giant Sea Volcano in Indonesia Imagine a volcano under water, over 11,500 feet tall! It is of Earth's largest underwater volcanoes. 7.2 rattled the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu A 7.2 strong earthquake in southern California A volcano in Guatemala is spitting ash A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Western China, over 2000 humans die. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Sumatra March 2010, eastern Turkey experienced a strong earthquake. Chile was lifted up several feet during its earth quake that had killed over 800 humans. Imagine, the power of the earthquake in Chile can be measured in an change in the length of the day. According to NASA scientists, the quake shifted the axis of the earth by about 3 inches = 7.6 cm. When you think about the size of Earth and its mass, this is remarkable. If you want to know more about Geology, please click on Geology. To learn more about the geology of our Nature preserve click on BSB Geology and update your Nature knowledge of the Texas Hill Country  Earthquake Haiti As we have informed you for the last 8 years: Melted iceis being moved towards Earth's equator, changing the pressure patterns to Earth's continental plates. The big coral reefs on the East coast of Florida are dying Human activities are to blame - the oil spill disaster will lead to a faster decline, the gulf stream transports oil to this area. Coral reefs are a big part of our ocean food source! Read more about coral reefs   Beautiful wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country How do we keep Earth beautiful - part two ------------------------------------------ 7) We talk to politicians - national + international 8) We influence behavior 9) We provide guided tours on our Texas Nature Preserve 10) We show and explain how you can: a) lower your bills b) enhance your health c) use renewable energy d) lower your CO2 carbon footprint e) live in harmony with Nature When we protect Nature We conserve Earth and all living beings on it! Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation's priority is to protect Humans - Join us, and you will protect your future and the future of your children! How much? Membership starts with $1 a month  Medina River - Bandera County Nature tries to survive - work with us to conserve Nature. Our studies show, that melting icebergs can change the pattern of Earth's currents resulting in totally different weather patterns on Earth. Read more about currents in our newsletter This would endanger more than one and a half billion humans on Earth plus uncountable animals and plants. Our freedom and security is at stake!  Earth graphic image 2010: dust storms - wind erosion - air pollution The reddish brown colors show the highest concentration of aerosols  The Arctic summer melt season is getting significantly longer.  NASA temperature data have been collected from more than 1,000 weather stations around the globe and from satellites monitoring ocean temperatures. Antarctic research stations recorded that 2000 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record. Greenland is loosing some 200 cubic kilometers of ice a year for the past seven years. Click on the button  Due to a better understanding of Nature conservation, California is strengthening its pesticide safety program. Can you imagine? Farmworkers had to handle over 5 million pounds of pesticides containing organo-phosphates and carbamates in the last year. These chemicals are causing infertility, nerve damage and other serious health effects, as written in the Department of Pesticide Regulation instructions. Over 22 % of unwanted pesticides exposure happens for agricultural purposes. Over 45 % occurred in non-agricultural habitats, in home gardening and the handling of pesticide-contaminated food and plants. Dear you hear about the huge flood happening in Pakistan in the moment? Did you hear comments about the myth of Global warming? Or that the huge snow amount in the Northeast last winter shows that global warming is nonsense? Here is a tip how you can respond: Ask the guy who gave these remarks: Did you hear about the snow record? Did you hear about the record fires? Did you hear about record flooding? How would explain what 'record' means? Do you think breaking a record is normal? Extreme weather is 'Climate Change'! Scientific predictions are that climate change will increase extreme weather events of many kinds. All that confirms what our international non profit Nature conservation organization had published over the last 10 years. visit our website We could not find any research that there is a way to burn coal clean. 
Click the button to read more about burning coalHuman health = important to us and our children who want to have their parents around for a long time. Visit our Health web page Many studies show that Nitrogen fertilizer does a lot of harm to the atmosphere and to Earth's oceans. 'Dead zones' are expanding.  NASA has taken this view of the Gulf of Mexico. In the red areas, a vast, nitrogen-fed algae bloom has risen, killing most sea life underneath.  Click here to get more information  "I will protect you, dear Anemone" Anemone heterophylla - wind-flower Mother Nature has problems to handle Father Greed. Many new studies show, that Father Greed is still fighting Mother Nature! Work with us, join our charitable non profit to strengthen Mother Nature! US president Obama: ...Without fighting climate change cannot be peace on Earth...  America's dirtiest cars Facts on how to save gasoline Better informed people make better decisions! Wisconsin Governor has signed an electronics recycling bill. 18 US-states require recycling of consumer electronics, computers, monitors and printers. NC is banning plastic bottles from landfills. Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation prefers better informed citizens, who need no law to show responsibility for the next generation. Awareness of recycling is growing, natural resources will be saved for our children. Nature education is still missing in many states, so often new law will replace the need for knowledge. Update your Nature education. Stroll through our 300+ web-pages. As a member you get free personal advice! Our non profit organization is a volunteer organization - all work without salary Every cent of your donation is used to provide information - education! We explain how to live a sustainable life Click the button  More info about climate change  Free videos about Nature + Earth Click on the button  For 15 years Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation runs a 125 acre Nature preserve in Bandera County, Texas, southern Texas Hill Country. |
The Texas Hill Country has an interesting
geologic history - similar geologic events have
happened in other parts of Earth.
Check our website to learn more
The Texas Hill Country -
Cowboys always have cared for Nature
They know that they need Nature to survive
Deer baby - tarantula - Medina River TX
Limestone layers are seen often in Bandera County
One part of our education programs
is shown at our Nature preserve in
the Texas Hill Country, close to
San Antonio, Texas
Our Nature reserve can also be called
natural reserve = nature preserve = natural preserve
is located in the southern Texas Hill Country.
It is a protected area of importance for
wildlife, flora, fauna
and shows a very interesting
story about geology.
We manage, conserve and protect 125 acres
and provide special opportunities
for Nature education, for study and research.
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We work on an international level, because changing climate and destroyed Nature doesn't stop at borders. Members from North + South America, from Canada, Asia + Europe support our mission. Join us - the more members we have the better we can protect you and Earth! Nature Information + Nature Education for all. Better understanding of Nature leads to more security for our children! |
Additionally:
Nature Conservation is good for your bank account!
You want to save money?Spend 1 Dollar a month and
get tips how to save
hundreds or thousands of Dollars!
Update your Nature education!
Lower your electricity bill = help Earth!
Lower your water bill = help Earth!
Lower your gasoline bill = help Earth!
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We work hard to build a better future for the next generation with healthy water and air, healthy food, and responsible use of natural resources! Nature Conservation is essential to secure a safe future! Nature conservation is the only affordable solution to solve our problems with climate change We have only this one little planet EARTH to live on! |
Nature education in our canyon
Juniperus ashei = Texas Cedar
and Texas White tail deer
The top of the food chain
the bear is missing
| The more we can rely on wind, water and sunlight to power our homes and businesses, the less dependent we will be on foreign oil and the better our economy will be in the long run because of greater stability Governor Rick Perry State of Texas |
Nature will survive without Humans
BUT
Humans cannot survive without Nature
Golden Cheeked Warbler
Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve is
protected forever by a
conservation easement!
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Fall colors seen walking our Nature trails + Birding Trails
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Texas Rainwater catchment organizationLearn how to harvest rainwater
This is a great professional website about rainwater harvesting
Bandera County Visitors Bureau
Wildflowers in Bandera County / TX Hill Country
Texas Parks and Wildlife Audio Library
Video: Peter shows how and why to make mulch
our of Texas 'cedar' = juniperus ashei
Dancing Star Foundation
Helping Humankind protect the natural world
As part of our Nature education + protection program we offer guided tours on Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve. 125 acres of beautiful Nature- and Birding trails. We demonstrate how Solar energy and Wind power work! How you can use Renewable Energy! Think about and see how wonderful our Earth was created... * * * Live in Harmony with Nature * * * Learn to understand Nature! Marianne Bonenberger + Peter Bonenberger are Germans who offer you Nature education programs to become a BSB-Master Conservationist. To watch a video of their work click here:  Have Nature questions? - want answers? - click here! Send us an email and tell us when you want to start your Master Conservationist education. Learn on your computer - we offer distance learning. webmaster + volunteer: Peter Bonenberger, president BSBNCG Inc. Thank you for visiting this web page! BSBNCG POB 63295 Pipe Creek TX, 78063 Copyright Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation Group Inc. Nonprofit public benefit corporation dedicated to International Nature conservation + global Nature education. Charitable volunteer organization 501(c)(3) 2002 - 2010 We try to be as accurate as possible, but we are not responsible for broken or false links or mis-interpretation etc. |
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