Twigs & Stems // July 2016

Here are a few links from around the web that caught our attention in recent weeks. Have you seen something that stuck with you that you'd like to share? Post it in the comments! Love what you see here? Follow us on Facebook, as we often post these goodies as we find them. 

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Finally, Some Good News About the Future of Bees
Huffington Post Video

Beautiful photos from an Instagrammer in CO
Instagram.com/expertvagabond

For the First Time in Decades, Herring Are Spawning in a Hudson River Tributary
NPR.org

What's Happening to the Fireflies?
Treehugger.com

Coral Reefs Doing Better Than Expected in Many Areas
National Geographic

Brexit: What's Next for the Environment?
CNBC.com

Could We Set Aside Half of the Earth for Nature?
The Guardian

Here’s How To Tell If That ‘Orphaned’ Baby Animal Really Needs Your Help
Huffington Post

Antarctica, most remote place on Earth, just hit a scary CO2 milestone
Grist.org

The indescribable beauty of monarch butterflies filling the sky (video)
Treehugger.com (Video below)

Watch thousands of monarch butterflies as they migrate to Mexico. From Disneynature, the studio that brought you Earth, Oceans, African Cats and Chimpanzee, comes Wings Of Life -- a stunning adventure full of intrigue, drama and mesmerizing beauty. Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible -- and increasingly threatened -- creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, Wings of Life utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet.