Setting Aside Judgement – Focusing on Education

“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around us in awareness.” ― James Thurber 2014's National Dog Bite Prevention Week is wrapping up.  It’s been a tremendously positive week with so many great messages about safety, prevention, and dog awareness being spread across the nation and world. The goal that we educators and …

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Why Did The Turtle Cross The Road?

We are facing a turtle survival crisis unprecedented in its severity and risk. Humans are the problem, and must therefore also be the solution. Without concerted conservation action, many of the world’s turtles and tortoises will become extinct within the next few decades. It is now up to us to prevent the loss of these …

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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

“Pull a thread here and you’ll find it’s attached to the rest of the world.” ― Nadeem Aslam  Plant a tree.  Hug a tree.  Kiss a frog.  Save a toad. Get your Earth Day groove on! Today, on Earth Day, I invite you to watch Yann Arthus-Bertrand's film, "HOME": “Humankind has not woven the web …

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