(via Meadowview Biological Research Station
Hey, there's a cause associated with this image. Meadowview is trying to win a $50,000 grant to purchase a 5 acre bog in Virginia to be set aside as a preserve for carnivorous pitcher plants. All you have to do is go to this site and vote to help them achieve that goal. I think you can vote every day, too.
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