July 2009

Living near mountains gives you a license to explore and one pleasure of a pioneering lifestyle is foraging for wild food.

Using precaution and a pocket guide an open-minded, outdoor enthusiast will discover a world of curious delights to munch on!

In this edition of Lil’ Rotty we look at the mighty mushroom and how to identify which varieties are tasty vs toxic.

 

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Fat loss can be a complicated subject to teach, because there are so many possible limiting factors in a person’s ability to lose fat.

There’s the exercise part which plays a huge role.
There’s the diet part another major player.
There’s the psychology which is a stumbling block for many recreational exercisers.
Finally the social part which many believe plays a massive, but underappreciated role.

But what happens if you’ve got the diet and the exercise part down pat; if your social support is great; your psychology on track… and you still can’t lose fat?

Well, that’s when you’ve gotta dig deeper physiologically. That’s when you have to look to the 4 major physiological systems that could be holding you back, these include-

Oxygen delivery system
Blood sugar management system
Adrenal system
Digestive system

Dr. Bryan Walsh nutrition advisor with PN explores the four contributing factors preventing you from losing weight and how you can influence their ability to do so.

The article ‘Four Reasons You’re not Losing Fat’ can be found here.

 

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I am excited to announce a tremendous conservation opportunity and the launch of Vital Ground’s new Strength of Connections Campaign. This will be Vital Ground’s largest, most ambitious conservation fund raising effort since its founding in 1990. The $2 million campaign will run from now through our 20th anniversary year of 2010.

As we embark on this momentous challenge, I am pleased to report that we have already secured contributions or pledges of nearly $430,000, or close to 22% of our campaign goal. This includes a very generous pledge of support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

This provisional grant up to $196,000 via the Northwest Wildlife Conservation Initiative is specifically to help us secure additional grizzly bear habitat at one of Vital Ground’s premier project areas, Bismark Meadows, located in the Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho. The grant requires a 5:1 match and must be met by October 2010.

Vital Ground has already acquired two critical parcels of grizzly bear spring habitat in Bismark Meadows. We have a third parcel under option agreement and a fourth is actively for sale. Your contribution today will help Vital Ground bring these two additional properties under conservation ownership, and allow us to continue working to protect other vitally important core habitat and linkages in Grizzly Country.

The online brochure located here describes how the Vital Ground’s Strength of Connections Campaign will address the issue of habitat fragmentation in the northern Rockies head-on by permanently protecting crucial habitat on private lands for the benefit of grizzly bears and other wildlife.

Please help us respond to this urgent conservation challenge and matching grant opportunity by making a secure online donation today.

Thank you!

 

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