Life & Ocean Science
Hi all, how is everyone doing? Hopefully you are well. If not, know you are not alone! It’s been awhile since I wrote on here (sorry fam!). Things have been… different. Really different. I won’t go into detail here – I am working on a detailed, thoughtful, response about it all coming soon (Don’t worry... Continue Reading →
Numbness so profound that even the sky seems to have been tipped and drained of color ~ Katie Dion
Hello friends! Happy Earth Day! What an odd one huh? Many of us probably planned on or traditionally do something fun and/or relaxing outside in nature on today. Yeeeeetttt here most us are. Inside, online. Pretty much the opposite of what today is all about. If you were able to get out and about (safely!... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Hope everyone is safe and well! If not, know that I am thinking of and sending positive, healing thoughts your way! Man, what strange times we find ourselves in, huh? Definitely not how I thought I would be spending my spring, as I am sure all of you are thinking. Right now, I... Continue Reading →
In my camp, starting tomorrow is our Shark Week! Dun, dun, dun! All day, every day, each grade will learn about all things sharks (and a little about rays, their close relatives. Because why not? Rays deserve love too!). We are all really excited – kids and adults. This week filled up the quickest, months... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, Mother Nature reminds us of how untamed she remains, Pulling apart our concrete castles, Nail by nail, Stone by stone, Until nothing remains but the primal beginning. ~ Katie Dion
In most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, summer is swiftly approaching. In South Texas, it’s already here (hello 90°F weather… I feel your presence ☹ ). For me, summer can only mean one thing – Summer Camp! I haven’t written too extensively on the topic, but I think most people know by now that I... Continue Reading →
True to form, I missed an important day while being busy with this annoying thing called every day life. Last week was World Biodiversity Day. However, such an important topic deserves to be talked about more than on just one day! What exactly is biodiversity? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Bio = life,... Continue Reading →
So fierce! Or so the movies would tell you. In fact, Carcharhinus plumbeus, or sandbar sharks (sometimes also called brown or thickskin sharks) are typically very calm. If you were to be in the water with them, they’d likely ignore you or more likely immediately swim away from you. In fact, that’s what pretty much... Continue Reading →
Last Friday was Endangered Species Day here in the U.S. (maybe elsewhere too, but for sure here). Sadly, as of the beginning of 2019, about 98,500 species of animals and plants are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List (aka, the IUCN Red List as it most commonly referred to). Some of... Continue Reading →
Salt Water in My Veins 