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Phenology is a science that anyone can practice without a lab coat, microscope, or PhD. It's the study of seasonal events such as first flowers, appearance of certain butterflies, etc. People have tracked these dates for decades -- even centuries -- and now there's a place on DK to record your own observations. A casual spot to tell what you're seeing in the park down the road or in your own back yard.

Birdwatchers, birders, and anyone else who just wants to learn. If you're interested in reading and commenting in posts from this, please just click on the "follow" link. We'll only be inviting people to "join" the group if they post diaries related to birds.

A place where those of us with chronic illnesses, conditions and injuries gather for support and information.

Hunger in America exists for over 50 million people. That is 1 in 6 of the U.S. population, including more than 1 in 5 children. This group exists to raise awareness of the complexities of the issue, to consider solutions, and to advocate for change.

Voting for Democrats will ensure that the Randian "Utopia" envisioned by the 1% and their Republican lackeys will never come to pass. Really.

A group for Anglican/Episcopalian Kogs and all interested to discuss developments in the worldwide Anglican Communion, the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Church of England and the Anglican Church of Canada. In particular, discussions will often address issues related to social justice, church polity, and how a high anthropology emphasizing community can translate into secular politics. Open to all, regardless of religious affiliation.

Welcome to J Town! A place to hang out, promote posts, check on the weather (and brag about yours!) and waste, er, spend a little time. Bring your music, your news stories, your life stories, and, above all, your sense of humor. Sidewalks rolled up on Mar. 7, 2014.

A group to explore and share sustainable, simple living ideas among fellow progressives. For the urban, rural, or wannabe homesteader, this is a place to share information to simplify everyday life. Sustainable skills such as gardening, food production and storage, do-it-yourself projects for the home or farm, and backyard chickens and other livestock, as well as eco-conscious philosophies such as cooperative living, eco-cities, the Slow Food movement, and being a mindful consumer are but a few...

Moose On The Loose is a Group formed to share both diaries and recommendations by Moose and Friends of the Moose. A place to display and share diaries on dKos. Sort of like Mom's refrigerator for Moose and Friends. The views presented will be as varied as the members of the group and no single view should be attributed to the group as a whole.

Specialists in Jibber Jabber and threading. Copyright Restrictions on Morning Open Thread Posts of this Group. Posts by Daily Kos staff is done under an open content license and republication is allowed without permission. By publishing on this site, non-staff community members implicitly grant rights to Daily Kos to publish on this site and republish on its affiliated outlets. Unless noted otherwise, all non-staff original content, by default, falls under an open content license. Original conte...

The official gathering place for all things Netroots Nation, http://www.netrootsnation.org. We're rocking Minneapolis - June 16-19, 2011. Register now at http://regonline.com/nn11

The Overnight News Digest is a nightly chronicle of the day's news. Each editor makes his or her own story selection for that day's digest and publishes the compilation typically around midnight Eastern time. Readers are encouraged to remark on the news of the day and contribute additional stories in the comments.

From Acadia to Haleakala, from Gates of the Arctic to the Everglades and everything in between, the National Parks are America's greatest treasures. This is a group for discussion of news, politics, general commentary, science, photography, travel planning and more related to the National Parks, state parks and other major parks in the United States.

This is the group for the pooties, woozles, and birdies people and if you don't like them and don't see the purpose of us being here, please, do not bother us. Just remember what Nurse Kelley and Kos said - "Don't f**k with the pootie people." Started by the Pootie Queen triciawyse, who sadly left us too soon, now run by the Pootie Princess: The Marti. Long live all the pooties, and the woozles, and the birdheds, and their people too.

We are a community rooted in solidarity and worker rights. We are primarily focused on the retail industry, but welcome all industries. Share practical workplace survival strategies with a specific focus on empowering those who are employed in nonunionized industries. This is not solely a rant space, but an educational one looking to build community. We'll highlight worker successes across industries, and pinpoint ways to improve. Union organizers are also warmly welcomed. Retail workers and ot...

Discussions about the value of service to others, with a focus on volunteers and contributions of non-profit organizations.

This group is dedicated to promoting investigative blogging and digital activism by publishing HowTo guides and curating search engines, tools, methods and data sources.

Dedicated to the issues of transsexual, transgender and gender non-conforming people, their family and friends, and our supporters and allies.

This group will manage a live blog of people checking in and republish diaries with useful information.