Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- “ We all have the extraordinary coded within us... waiting to be released .” ~  Jean Houston -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144      Save The Frogs Org’s founder and executive director, Dr. Kerry Kriger, wrote us saying he'd like to do another phone interview to promote the 4th annual save the frogs day (April 28,2012) www.savethefrogs.com/day - The first interview with Kerry aired on June 28/’09, was such a success and we just love what the organization does for this planet – so of course we had to agree to have him back on our show. Kerry is an ecologist and conservation biologist with an education in environmental sciences and mechanical engineering. His passion is to prevent the extinction of wildlife populations of amphibians. Join us to learn about the organization,...

-- Announcement -- SAVE THE FROGS DAY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN 20 COUNTRIES TODAY Largest Day of Amphibian Education And Conservation In Planet’s History Amphibians are rapidly disappearing around the planet, and a worldwide effort is underway today to save them. The 2 nd Annual Save The Frogs Day, taking place today, is the largest day of amphibian education and conservation action in the planet’s history. Over 80 Save The Frogs Day events are being held in 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, Madagascar, India, South Africa, and Australia. The events are being coordinated by SAVE THE FROGS!, America’s first and only public charity dedicated to amphibian conservation. Amphibian populations worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have already completely disappeared in recent years. “Habitat destruction and an infectious disease c...

Well the time has come again for me to fulfill my promise to my husband and take a few days from the office. I will occasionally check my email and will dropin on this blog once in a while over the next 3 days off. Thank you for your understanding in this regard. Feel free to scroll through the archived posts here in this blog if you have time, or head over to our main site - www.brummet.ca - where we have lots of information, resources, articles, book excerpts, etc... -- Quote of the Day -- “When I had to do my PhD I knew I had to pick an organism to study, I liked hanging out on streams so I started thinking about the animals that live on or near streams… Frogs have more personality, and I realized that frogs were rapidly disappearing and no one seemed to know why – so it was the conservation issue that appealed to me. So then I started looking for who around the world was working with frogs. …I wanted to start Save the Frogs because what I noticed about being a scientist is that sc...

-- Quote of the Day -- " I must have the purity of my own heart, stance, and intent toward others. This is the seed of all inner peace ." ~ H. E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche -- Eco- Resources -- Ok, As many of you are already aware, all week I will be sharing amazing environmental resources that we featured in the year 2007 at Conscious Discussions talk radio show. We continue to be impressed by the incredible work these groups do. - Seeds of Diversity : Information about heritage seeds, seed saving, plant diversity, garden history and your own garden heritage. www.seeds.ca - Light House Sustainable Building Centre: Inspiration, information, services and skills they need to implement sustainable building solutions; education, training and outreach programs; community engagement, research, partnership development, technical assistance and consulting services... www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com - Conscientious Innovation: A sustainability think tank and marketing consultant comp...