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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!
Feb 73 min read
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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...
Feb 15, 202416 min read
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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...
Jan 21, 20225 min read
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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:...
Nov 10, 20215 min read
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Save the Bees!
A beautiful blue sweat bee (Augochlorella) on a turkey tangle frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora). Photo by Brice Claypoole When someone says the...
Jul 19, 20216 min read
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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...
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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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...
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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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,...
Oct 14, 20206 min read
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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 22, 20204 min read
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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...
Sep 3, 20205 min read
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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 12, 20202 min read
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For the love of moths!
Moths are mysterious, magical, beautiful and important, but their also in danger.
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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