Cigarettes hurt everyone

​Are cigarette bits harmful to nature? Yes, yes they are and why are they harmful? Cigarette buts and Cigarettes in general are harmful to nature AND to humans because they contain toxic chemicals including Nicotine, Arsenic, Lead, Formaldehyde, and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons. According to KAB (Keep America Beautiful) Americans are smoking fewer cigarettes, and yet why do we keep finding them in the ditches or on the side of the road? We keep finding them because some people are careless about the affect that cigarettes and cigarette butts have on the planet. But that’s not the only problem that exists, Cigarettes and cigarette butts are not the only things polluting the planet their are other things to, things such as plastics and garbage, and yes I did just separate plastic from garage even though it is technically garbage and the reason for that is because plastic is one of the most harmful things for the environment and is found everywhere and I will get more into plastic in the next blog but the bottom line is that cigarettes and cigarette butts are found along the roads and ditches because people are being careless about the affect it has on nature and it’s well everything from the Oceans to and you may not believe it but the deserts and it even harms the animals. One time while I was picking garbage out of a ditch we found 333 cigarette butts total but their are still more in other ditches and along the side of the roads. So I am going to end this saying watch where you put your cigarettes and cigarette butts and please, please, please don’t throw them out of the car window.

Until next time,

Grace

Cornell Merlin Bird ID

​If you want to know what birds are in your area you can use an app that Cornell designed, this app is called Merlin Bird ID and can name a bird just by recording the bird sound it is very reliable but it is the most reliable when listening to live bird sounds. 

Wild Rabbit Facts ^with an update at the end^ +Have a very Hoppy Hoppy Easter+🐇🐰

​Rabbit Facts

1. Baby rabbits are called kittens; female rabbits are called does; male rabbits are called bucks.

2. The mother feeds her kittens two times a day, usually at dawn and dusk. This is to protect her kittens from predators. 

3. If you find baby rabbits on their own without any sign of the mother nearby, your first reaction might be to take them in. You should not do this because they might not be abandoned.

4. If you come across a nest of kittens and think they may have been abandoned check for these signs:

    • they are cold

    • they cry for more than a few minutes at feeding time

    • they are blue, or their skin is shriveled from dehydration

5. If you find a nest of kittens that has been abandoned you should feed them kitten KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer) or goat's milk. NEVER feed kittens cow milk.

6.  A rabbit's digestive system is very delicate. If they eat anything outside of their natural menu it can stress their stomach as well as cause diarrhea.

7. If you try to feed a baby rabbit grass and hay it will kill them.

Dolphin spirit animal: 

Characteristics: The Dolphin spirit animal symbolizes good luck, happiness, playfulness, wit, completeness, willpower, teamwork, inner sharp sightedness, and courtesy.

Rabbit spirit animal: 

Characteristics: The Rabbit spirit animal symbolizes hope, prosperity, comfort, love, intuition, cleverness, motion, harmony, new opportunity, sensitivity, and imagination. It is also representative of springtime, and associated with traits of abundance, fertility, creativity, rebirth, faithfulness, longevity, and its timid nature stands for fear.

Until next time,

Grace

*You might not get your favorite animal as your spirit animal. Vote for what animal you want me to do next the spirit animal with the most votes will end up in a future blogpost! Option 1 is Ladybug and Option 2 is Cat 

* I have decided not to have a specific day that I have to post a spirit animal.