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Fresh Air Moment – Fall Volunteer Enrichment Class

Fresh Air Moment, Geology, plants, Water, Wildlife

This past fall, long time Volunteer of the Highlands Center, Tom Benson, offered his Life Enrichment course to all Highlands Center volunteers. At the end of the course, each person was asked to write a poem inspired by nature. While they were all very well written...

No Respect- Turkey Vultures

Nature News

Because all living organisms are interconnected, someone has to clean up messes: the shells of previously living organisms and their rotting soft parts that would otherwise be littering the environment. Many animals do their bit to help out to a greater or lesser...

No Respect- Part Two

Nature News

Another creature that often gets no respect for its efforts is the ant. There are many species of ants. Not all can be considered scavengers, but they all seem to do their bit towards keeping the planet clean, even if it is done inadvertently. Throughout history,...

No Respect

Nature News

People of a certain age may remember a comedian named Rodney Dangerfield, whose famous line was “I don’t get no respect.” This article, and some to follow, will explore some critters who, like Mr. Dangerfield, also get “no respect:” nature’s clean-up squad,...

More Bat Business

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Are bats in danger? The answer is most definitely yes! And it is mostly our fault. Considering the many beneficial effects that bats have on our lives, we are not repaying them very well. Worldwide, bats are threatened or endangered by the stresses related to...

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Fresh Air Moment – Fall Volunteer Enrichment Class

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