Trees stand tall as proof of what the earth can be when we aren’t tearing it down. Strong, steady, ancient, alive. It’s not enough to defend nature after we damage it — the real goal is a world where harm isn’t the default. That’s the vision worth fighting for.

the telescope fish glides, its eyes like haunted lanterns bulging from its skull. Translucent, ghostly, it drifts through the midnight zone, 6,000 feet below, where pressure crushes bones to whispers. Its gaze, unnaturally forward, locks onto fleeting shadows—prey or phantoms, who can say?

In the Middle Ages, the owl was then declared a companion of witches. But those who could truly and genuinely see knew its secret: that the owl carries no darkness within itself, but rather sees through the darkness and brings forth all truths like a precious light.

“murmuration”

Trust that everything given out of love will find its way. The seed you sow today may be a light that guides someone's path tomorrow.

Beautiful! Courtesy of Charlotte Strawbridge Art.

Hi! If you have been to Nags Head Woods, celebrate the great sand hill of the Sweetgum Swamp Trail!

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day.

Respect to those who got here first.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

A beautiful encounter - venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). Just a baby, look at that yellow tail and those piercing eyes!

Let's raise children who know the names of plants and animals - and not just celebrities and brands. Let's teach them about the beauty of nature and the diversity of life. Together, let's create a future where curiosity about nature matters more than the glitz of consumerism and glamour.

Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.

A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.

A place that’s ‘meant to be exuberant’
Sensory Garden opens at Elizabethan Gardens
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Designed as a place where people with special needs can experience the scent, feel and beauty of plants, the Elizabethan Gardens Sensory Garden officially opened on Aug. 18.

Latest news! North Carolina Reps. joined together to propose a bipartisan resolution for continued Red Wolf repopulation and recovery effort support, including building wildlife corridors. With only 18 known Red Wolves left in the wild, every step forward is vital.

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