Guest Blogger Skip Stiles October 13th, 2020 My day job with Wetlands Watch has me constantly confronting the reality of climate change, which manifests mostly as sea level rise here in coastal Virginia. As I drive through rising waters on the streets, near-daily reminders of what is coming, I feel a sense of dread. This…
Written by Kim Patten September 15th, 2020 “In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” – Baba Dioum Back to school And just like that we are back to school. My two girls have just…
Guest Blogger Queen Richardson August 11th, 2020 If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life It Starts with a Seed Since I was a little girl, I’ve always been fascinated by plants. My interest grew during my senior year of high school when I was working for a…
Guest Blogger David Gibson July 7th, 2020 I’d like to begin with a few personal sketches. An Unusual Discovery My wife and I are committed birders. In our backyard, we provide birds with food, water, and places to nest and take cover. We also have a “yard list” of 77 species—the number of bird…
This year has brought the CCLC team more unexpected and unique challenges than most of us have faced in our lifetimes, as it has, I’m sure, for most of you. As we have worked through the unprecedented events of 2020, I have tried always to remember that there is tremendous opportunity for growth during times…