Youth Climate Change Conference
I was recently invited to be a part of a new organization called Covalence Global. This organization aims to empower “covalent bonds” and bring youth conservation leaders together. Covalence Global is entirely youth run by co-founders Lulu Goulet-Hofsass and Sophia Tabibian. They are trying to spread the word about...
A Not So Scary Shark Encounter
This summer, I had the opportunity of a lifetime. As some of you may know, my family and I are avid travelers. We enjoy going to new places to try new food, see landmarks, and learn about the history and culture of the area. This year we went to...
New Water Quality Monitoring Site
As I’ve mentioned on my blog before, my mom and I are certified citizen science volunteers that collect water quality sampling each month. We have been doing this for over a year now, but recently we added a new site – Hacklebarney Creek. This site is an unassuming creek...
That’s A Ton of Cans!
Way back in 2013, we decided to fundraise for sea turtles and clean our community by recycling aluminum cans. Now, 9 years later, I’m still recycling cans! Thus far, I’ve recycled 167 lbs this year for a total of 2,876 lbs of cans. That’s over 1 ton of trash!...
A Turtley Awesome Week
From June 11-18, I had the opportunity to spend a week at Wassaw National Wildlife Refugee with the Caretta Research Project. On Wassaw Island, the project team studies nesting and hatching sea turtles from the months of May into late September. The majority of the turtles that come up...
Let’s Talk Water Quality
Recently, water quality has peaked my interest. From doing monthly water monitoring to participating in the 2022 Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Confluence, I have been able to see the importance of water quality efforts in the state of Georgia. For this month’s Let’s Talk interview, I speak with Mr. Galen Kaufman...
Hooray for trash cans! Now, it’s time to do your part!
Boat ramps always seem to have trash littered all around them no matter how long it has been since they were last cleaned up. One thing I had noticed is that there were no trash receptacles at any of our local Satilla River boat ramps. I often wondered if...
Rivers Alive Cleanup at 121 Landing
This past Saturday, I led a Rivers Alive cleanup at the Satilla River’s 121 boat ramp in Pierce County, Georgia. I along with my family and Mr. Steve filled up half a dumpster with trash from the river bank and around the landing. We found all kinds of trash...
Let’s Talk! Georgia Pines Institute
Recently, I had the pleasure of helping with a newly established non-profit in South Georgia called the Georgia Pines Institute at Triple M Acres. This area of land in Hoboken, Georgia supports a diversity of animal and plant life but has been polluted over the years. My family joined...
Marsh Madness Clean-Up
Every March, Keep Golden Isles Beautiful does a series of clean-ups along Georgia’s coast called Marsh Madness clean-ups. My family and I had the opportunity to attend one of these this past weekend on a dirt road that stretch alongside the East River marsh in Brunswick. Overall, it was...