Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles

Article by Ella Humphreys When I first swam alongside a green sea turtle around Lady Elliot Island, I was struck by the slow and easy way it pulled itself through the water with its front flippers. It moved above a coral and seagrass meadow teeming with fish of all...
Grow a Living Tree for this Holiday Season

Grow a Living Tree for this Holiday Season

Grow a living tree this holiday season An article by Heather Falloon A decorated indoor tree is a holiday tradition for many who celebrate Christmas around the world, but in today’s growing climate crisis is chopping a tree per household the greenest option? Or...
The largest pollinating mammal, The Lemurs!

The largest pollinating mammal, The Lemurs!

The Forest Gardeners: Lemurs as Nature’s Pollinators Welcome back to our series of articles the pollinating mammals! The previous pollinating mammals article was Ella’s “Fruit Bats”. Pollination has always fascinated me, and just when I thought...
Learning together on World Water Day

Learning together on World Water Day

Today, on March 22, we celebrate World Water Day! World Water Day, which falls on the 22nd of March, has been celebrated since 1993. This special day is an annual United Nations Observance, which focuses on the importance of freshwater. Further, World Water Day...
Appreciating Squirrels

Appreciating Squirrels

Article by Kat O’Lone Miss Bonnie McSquirrely comes from a state known for its love of squirrels. Not only the Eastern Gray Squirrel is North Carolina’s official State Mammal, but the biggest squirrel “holiday” celebrated on January 21 also...