Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge lies within a region characterized by major seasonal changes from hot, humid summers to potentially severe winter cold. Resembling open meadows, the mid-Atlantic calcareous fens in Cherry Valley are nestled inContinue reading
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The Life and Times of Plastic Bags
In 1965, a Swedish company called Celloplast acquired patents for the most commonly seen plastic shopping bag design (Petru, 2014). Essentially, a tube of plastic is sealed on one end, and holes areContinue reading
A look at the longleaf pine-grasslands
Gently rolling sandhills taper off into the plains of Georgia. Farmers grow southern crops on fields as far as the eye can see. The appearance of gnarled live oaks falsely bestow a sense of geologicalContinue reading