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    • Jill Kruger Brown
       You’re invited! If you are in Lincoln for the football game today, please join us for the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) Tailgate - Nebraska East Union (33rd & Holdrege), 10:30–2:30 PM. Enjoy FREE parking, soup and cinnamon rolls, and a shuttle ride to the Penn State vs. Nebraska football game. Welcome to Nebraska!
      1 · 21 hours ago
    •  Pearl Crescent butterflies are categorized as generalists because they will sip at a wide variety of flower species. Our female verifies this, feeding on Oxeye daisies. When such nectar pumpers as Milkweed, Teasel, Dogbane and Butterflyweed are in bloom, she is at this Oxeye Daisy. The other wildflowers have heavy traffic coming and going… http://wingedbeauty.com/category/butterfly-types/pearl-crescent/
      Friday at 11:49am
    •  My home garden includes a 7-year old clump of Joe Pye Weed and it’s a siren that draws numerous species of butterflies to my front yard. When folks walking by ask the name of this 7′ tall perennial, I answer that it’s name is ‘Joe Pye.’ http://wingedbeauty.com/2012/06/03/monarch-butterfly-6/
      Thursday at 1:02pm
    •  Bull thistle habitat is perfect for Spicebush swallowtails, pastures, and disturbed ground along roadsides and trails. Cirsium vulgar is a bonafide nectar pumper. Post yourself between 8:45 and 9:45 A.M. at a Bull thistle in peak of bloom and you’ll expect to enjoy several species swallowtail, skippers galore, fritillaries, bees, many species of flies and another treat, Ruby throated hummingbirds. http://wingedbeauty.com/2012/07/08/spicebush-swallowtail-butterfly-3/
      Thursday at 12:45pm
    • Jeanette Blank
       Check out our brand new page!
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  2. Cold temperatures are rolling into Happy Valley. Check out the Arboretum fountain!
    Photo: Cold temperatures are rolling into Happy Valley. Check out the Arboretum fountain!
  3. Message from the team at LaVie, the Penn State yearbook: Senior Portraits for University Park students are November 5-9 in the HUB. Students can schedule at ouryear.com and use code 87136.
  4. Happy Halloween! What costume did you choose this year?
  5. UPark alert :: Classes canceled after 1:10 pm due to weather. Essential employees should report. More: http://live.psu.edu/
  6. Happy Friday! Here's some breaking news from the Penn State Dairy Science Club.
  7. Tonight and tomorrow at the Arboretum at Penn State, come see the jack-o-lanterns entered in the carving contest all lit up! A special thank you to Mary (’84 Plant Science) and Tracy (’85 Smeal College of Business) Vargo for making this event possible through a generous donation to the Arboretum!
  8. Penn State Hershey needs our help! Vote for their Pink Glove Dance video. If they win, they'll donate $10,000 to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
    OK, Lions -- Penn State Hershey needs your voting power!

    If Penn State Hershey wins the “Pink Glove Dance” video contest, they get $10,000 to donate to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.

    Vote at http://pinkglovedance.com/home/... and SHARE this post with your friends!
    Photo: OK, Lions -- Penn State Hershey needs your voting power!

If Penn State Hershey wins the “Pink Glove Dance” video contest, they get $10,000 to donate to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. 

Vote at http://pinkglovedance.com/home/... and SHARE this post with your friends!
  9. Don't forget! If you're planning to enter into the Arboretum Pumpkin Festival carving contest, pumpkin pickup starts today at 1:00 p.m.
    Photo: Don't forget! If you're planning to enter into the Arboretum Pumpkin Festival carving contest, pumpkin pickup starts today at 1:00 p.m.
  10. Here are some examples of last year's entries in the Arboretum Pumpkin Festival pumpkin carving contest. Can you compete?
    Photo: Here are some examples of last year's entries in the Arboretum Pumpkin Festival pumpkin carving contest. Can you compete?

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