Avalanches involving people who need to be rescued in Italy have doubled in the past 25 years. There used to be around 30 people per year who had to be rescued according to AINEVA, which is a snow and avalanche […]
In 2016, I was able to travel to Australia for the first time. One of the highlights of my trip was to hold an adorable koala named Barney. This happened at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Queensland. The Lone […]
Every winter a very special phenomenon occurs in certain areas of Florida—the manatees swim to warmer waterways. One of the parks where you can observe this, is a park called Blue Spring State Park. It is considered one of the […]
We have had a very rewarding season at Camp Boggy Creek this fall during the Family Weekend sessions. I coordinate the horses and horse volunteers for the Camp during the fall/winter. We have had three events this fall and one […]
As we pass the one year mark of the Ukrainian invasion, we have learned this past year of the devastation that the people in Ukraine have experienced. The displacement has forced millions of Ukrainians to flee to other countries or […]
Florida manatees already are listed federally as a threatened species, but recently things have gotten direr for many of them. Many manatees do not have enough food to eat and are starving. Their natural food of seagrass is being destroyed […]
Recently, Philanthropy Daily highlighted the work of Maria Dickin (1870-1951). The article described her as an “energetic Edwardian social reformer.” Her mission was to help the sick and abandoned animals she encountered in her home of London, England. Saddened and […]