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Posted on: Monday, May 9, 2005

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Go a little wild on the eco-map

Advertiser Staff

Take a peek into Earth's diverse ecoregions with Wild World maps, a project of National Geographic and the World Wildlife Fund.

The colorful online maps chart more than 1,000 ecoregions characterized by distinct climate, ecological features, and plant and animal communities. Click on different locations for photos and profiles, with tidbits on the area's wildlife and conservation status, and fun factoids.

Choose from Global 200: Priority Areas for Conservation or Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World.

Visit www.nationalgeographic.com/
wildworld/index.html
.



In the way? Give it away

If shows like "Clean House" and "Mission: Organization" have inspired you to clear your clutter, consider donating old clothing and household items to a good cause.

The May issue of Real Simple magazine suggests these worthy organizations:

• Goodwill Industries of Hawai'i: www.higoodwill.org or 834-1017

• The Salvation Army: www.salvationarmyhawaii.org or (800) 958-7825

• Dress for Success: 538-7061, ext. 235, or www.dressforsuccess.org.



Final word

Helen Hunt | Oscar-winning actress, 41, on working with a nonprofit environmental group to reclaim California's polluted coastal waters, in the May issue of Organic Style magazine:

"It's deeply personal and important to me to be part of the healing of the ocean."