Another Map: State Flowers / Trees at Risk
May 21, 2007
Another example showing how useful Google My Maps can be — this time in drawing and shading shapes and areas. And yes, this example also makes a point.
The National Wildlife Federation recently released a report, “The Gardener’s Guide to Global Warming” (PDF file). Deep in this report is a list of states (including the District of Columbia) that could see their state flowers and/or trees soon leave or become extinct because global warming has already been shifting growing zones markedly northward.
I created a Google MyMap showing each state that could lose its state flower and/or tree. Orangish yellow areas show each state that could lose its state flower; green areas show each state that could lose its state tree; and purple areas show each state that could lose BOTH its state flower and tree.
(Click on the map to see the actual Google MyMap)
January 11, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I found this map quite interesting. I would like very much if you could include a list of the names of the state flower and/or tree for each state affected.
January 11, 2009 at 7:56 pm
That’s awesome, but you seem to have left out Rhode Island. ;_; Luckily, the state flower (Violet) is not in any danger that I’m aware of. Awesome blog, though.
January 13, 2009 at 9:12 pm
ya had to end with the global warming crap! For those of you who are not paying attention… many of the scientist who were crying global warming are now crying a sudden climate shift towards cooling. I will pay 100.00 dollars to anyone who can name a period of time when the climate was NOT changing! Freakin morons!
January 18, 2009 at 9:02 pm
The state tree of Texas is the Pecan. It is in NO WAY endangered. As far a Texas is concerned, the map is bogus.