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Save the Celery Fields
I was just eight years old the first time I visited the Celery Fields in 2016. This, I thought, is a magical place!
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Feb 15, 202416 min read
When the Last of a Species Breathes No More
When the Last of a Species Breathes No More “When the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and...
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Jan 21, 20225 min read
The Pollinators' Plight
One of the last Franklin’s bumble bees pollinates a composite flower. Photo by James P. Strange, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research...
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Nov 10, 20215 min read
Will we still have a “Silent Spring”?
One of the last photos ever taken of the Bachman’s warbler (1958) Photo by Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service:...
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Jul 19, 20216 min read
Save the Bees!
A beautiful blue sweat bee (Augochlorella) on a turkey tangle frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora). Photo by Brice Claypoole When someone says the...
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Mar 14, 20213 min read
Another Day Saving Pelicans
A pelican being treated by Friends of the Pelicans Volunteers, note the bottle of medicine being held in the background. “I’m not sure...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
Saving Pelicans
Just before 1:00 PM, we finished packing water bottles and snacks into the car and headed to the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier. When we...
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Oct 14, 20206 min read
We Must Face the Facts and Change Our Norms
Let’s change our world in which this monarch (Danaus plexippus) could just be collateral damage of our agriculture system, to which,...
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Sep 22, 20204 min read
Let's Save the Monarchs!
My sister, Coco, and I holding a monarch we tagged. (Photo by Ail Claypoole) We had a pretty productive first day of our third-year...
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Sep 3, 20205 min read
They Deserve Love
A noble scoliid wasp. Though wasps are often thought of as aggressive, they are actually quite gentle. In fact, I sat in the middle of a...
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Aug 12, 20202 min read
Please Respect the Birds
American oystercatchers resting on the beach. (Photo by Brice Claypoole) We're so lucky to live near the beach, and we love going there....
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Aug 2, 20202 min read
For the love of moths!
Moths are mysterious, magical, beautiful and important, but their also in danger.
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