Are you stuck inside with your kids? Struggling to find ways to help them learn concepts they are now being taught online? At the beginning of March, I attended the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia’s Annual Conference: “Splashing into EEA: Making Waves within Your Community.” About...
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Mar 2020
SCT Nature Book Corner - Staff picks: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens - This work of fiction by a wildlife biologist paints a vivid picture of the ecological landscape of coastal North Carolina (working in murder and family...
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Mar 2020
Birders can spend a lot of time flipping through field guides to identify different species by their pictures, but birds don’t often stand still for 20 minutes while you do so! A fun challenge is to learn to identify species by their songs and calls....
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Mar 2020
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Mar 2020
History of the Four-Leaf Clover Lots of history and superstition surrounds the four-leaf clover. As a child, I fondly remember standing in the yard with my Dad searching for four-leaf clovers, he could spot one a mile away. Our new office in downtown Fayetteville, Georgia, has a...
So I get asked often if my job is just walking around in the woods. So what does a Conservation Biologist actually do? As my first blog post, I want to explain a bit about what I do as the Conservation Biologist for the Southern Conservation...
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Mar 2020
Important Information Regarding Southern Conservation Trust Activities and the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dear Friends of the Southern Conservation Trust, There have now been several confirmed cases of the Coronavirus not only in the Metro Atlanta area, but right here in Fayette County, Georgia. As a precaution for...
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Feb 2020
Repost of Tribute to Laura Devendorf in the Coastal Courier "A polymath. An empath. A delighted recipient and unparalleled giver of absurd humor. A loving wife, mother, and friend. An ardent warrior for righting wrongs. A guardian of the beautiful, vulnerable, and good. A wordsmith whom...
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Nov 2019
Element Exposures Exposure to nature’s elements is a natural, quick remedy for our mental and physical health. Here are a few listed below to take advantage of right outside your home, or at one of our local nature areas! Sunlight A variety of our bodies’ functions are...