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Nathaniel Ward was a physician by trade, but his passion was for plants. He usually spent his mornings gardening or studying plants before visiting patients. His personal herbarium numbered 25,000 different specimens.

Dr. Ward built in his backyard a wall made of rock and covered it with ferns and mosses from the neighborhood London woods. He was disappointed to find that after a short while the plants were dying. He discoverd that it was the pollution from the nearby factories causing him to lose his beloved plants.

Then quite by accident, he discovered what was originally called the fern case (wardian case) and is now so well known as the terrarium. While studying a moth cocoon in a covered jar, he noticed that a small fern had begun to grow in the bottom. Unlike his other ferns, this one was very healthy. Thus the wardian case was born.

After his discovery, horticulturists used wardian cases to bring exotic tropical plants from faraway lands. The casees protected the plants from the harsh salt air and changing climatic conditions during the sea voyage. In addition, many people used them to show off their collectibles. Wardian Cases were a perfect accent to any parlor and still are today. H.POTTER'S wardian cases can be used today to protect plants from the dry heat and air conditioning in a home. In addition, plants that are normally hard to care for require less attention and watering.

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The Registry of Nature Habitats - Buy Conservation Credits


For purchasing Conservation Credit(s)
You will receive
a copy of the John Audubon Multimedia CD
A replica of the complete (1840-1844)
James Audubon's Birds of America

You will also receieve a bluebird house for each Conservation Credit purchased and a 20% off coupon to be used on the A Bird's Home website!




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The Registry of Nature Habitats - Mission Statement

The Registry of Nature Habitats is dedicated to the preservation of land that, over time, has been a site and home for complex ecosystems. The Registry advocates preservation of these lands and its inhabitants, environmental education for community individuals and groups, and nurturing of these lands through restoration in order to conserve its natural resources for future generations.

Preserve

The Registry of Nature Habitats manages critical habitat, consisting of wetland, lowland, upland, forest and stream habitat, providing a home to wildlife species and plant species. As part of the mission to preserve these lands and its inhabitants, the Registry will continue to contract with owners of ecologically sensitive land as it becomes available.

Educate

The Registry of Nature Habitats is a "teaching ground," able to provide hands-on, interpretive learning experiences in areas such as ecology, botany, wildlife science, and geology, as well as the arts and humanities. The educational mission of The Registry of Nature Habitats is to teach an understanding and appreciaton of the environment, the invaluable lesson of land stewardship of our natural resources, and to expand the general knowledge of this habitat through scientific research. This will be accomplished through a year-round experiential, interactive approach, along with onsite and outreach activities including providing educational material both on this website, on media and through educational seminars. An on-site facility is in the design phase, which will house classrooms and an administrative space.

Nurture

Through several restoration projects, including the rebuilding of stream corridors, reintroducing native flora, and permitting only low-impact activities, the Registry is nurturing much land back to its natural state, undoing the damage of hundreds of years. The Registry of Nature Habitats restoration plan, developed with public and private partnerships and with local community support, will increase the land's value, enhance wildlife habitat, improve water quality, and preserve the integrity of the land's bio-diversity.

Renewable Energy

Promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The Registry supports clean energy development and energy conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance public health, and save our nature habitats.

Conservation

We seek to educate people and provide innovative solutions that will help build a clean, more efficient world, by reducing energy consumption in a prudent way that does not threaten the natural balance that supports all life.




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