I walked into a fourth grade classroom today, and they were all eating pancakes. I asked them what the celebration was for, and they let me know that they had met their goals! I love seeing kids, celebrate their accomplishments after hard work.
The elegant Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is an unforgettable sight, with a forked black-and-white tail that can reach twice the length of its body. How do these lengthy plumes serve the bird? Find out: abcbirds.org/bird/scissor-ta…
This #octopus shouldn't be living in plastic. 🐙 Use your voice today to tell U.S. Congress to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, which would reduce single-use #plastics polluting our oceans: bit.ly/3CA0PJg
Happy #WorldKrillDay! 🦐 Krill are an essential species in the Southern Ocean. Right now krill and their predators are threatened by concentrated fishing and global heating, particularly in the Antarctic Peninsula. Keeping them safe and healthy is critical. @AntarcticaSouth
ALT A stop motion animation of an artistic krill against a swirling dark blue background.
Tomorrow, DonorsChoose is celebrating back to school season and every DonorsChoose teacher is invited. Starting at 7am ET, every donation to every project on our site will be matched at least 50% (including yours!). Check out my project! donorschoose.org/project/mud…@HESSPLASH
Finally wrote some good news this week. Three Durham sanitation workers were honored for taking care of lost toddlers they found on their route and helping reunite them with family. 🙏🏼
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