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As plastic free July comes to a close, we realize that making a difference seems like an insurmountable challenge. Just remember that we can get there one step at a time!

Have you ever tried to go without plastic bags? We see them all the time in our trees, streets and streams. They are EVERYWHERE! Consider challenging yourself to go without plastic bags for a week. Do you think it will be easy or hard?

Does this heat and humidity have you itching to get out and cool off in our local waters? Make sure to do it safely!

Here is another reason to try to be plastic free! One of our board members celebrated plastic free July with an impromptu cleanup on her vacation. Imagine how much tidier our beaches would be with less plastic!

We are celebrating Plastic Free July by spending the month educating about ways to reduce single use plastics to help reduce litter. This helps keep our roads, waterways and surrounding environment clean. Stick with us as we share tips throughout the rest of the month. These are all just suggestions of course, but we invite you to join us in our goal of reducing our single-use plastics use this month, in an effort to create permanent change!

What is this recently spotted pretty Painted Turtle up to? She is on her way to lay some eggs! Painted turtles prefer to hang out in sluggish water and ponds except in mid-summer when the go out to lay eggs. Hatchlings often overwinter in their nests and emerge in the spring. In northern climates, painted turtle hatchlings are known to literally freeze in their nests during the winter and thaw out in the spring. They are one of very few reptile species that can withstand this.

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