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
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...
Nov 4, 20203 min
Butterfly Daisies
How can you help the pollinators? Just let this plant grow!
Oct 14, 20206 min
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,...
Sep 24, 20203 min
We Go Down with the Earth
Welcome to a regular day in my neighborhood. (Photo by Ali Claypoole) Just this month, much of the western US went up in flames and...
Sep 22, 20204 min
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...
Sep 3, 20205 min
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...
Aug 25, 20202 min
Manatee County Land Acquisition Referendum
This year, Manatee County voters will get the chance to approve a land acquisition referendum. What exactly is this “land acquisition...
Aug 12, 20202 min
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....
Aug 2, 20202 min
For the love of moths!
Moths are mysterious, magical, beautiful and important, but their also in danger.
Jul 28, 20202 min
Milkweed magic!
UPDATE: A bumble bee (which is a rare sighting in our area) came to the butterfly milkweed! 7/30/2020 The cassius blue butterflies didn’t...
Jul 25, 20202 min
Do native plants really attract wildlife?
The importance of native plants is in the news all the time. But will you really see more birds, bees and butterflies if you plant them?
Jul 25, 20202 min
Who Wants to Swim in Sewage Water?
Sarasota Bay (photo by Brice Claypoole) This week we had a sewage leak into Sarasota Bay. Millions of gallons of sewage water leaked out...
Jul 25, 20203 min
Orange Hammock Ranch: A Very Rare Conservation Opportunity
UPDATE: The Conservation Foundation got the money they needed! They can no longer take donations for this project but you can still...
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