August 7, 2023
Greetings to all our readers out there! We don’t have too many fun and wild updates for y’all this week, as our efforts are continuing to focus on stream restoration. Though the same old routine can make your eyes cross (we call that double stream-ision), we know that every little bit that we’re doing for the water flow contributes to something much bigger than we can see right in front of us.
It’s easy in environmental sciences sometimes to see how much our planet is being affected and feel blue. It’s also easy to think “I’m just one person, what can I do?”, but one person can do so much! By working together and sharing the load we have accomplished so much this season despite only being halfway finished! Every bit of stream we restore, every sapling we plant, down to even every snail we move out of harm’s way makes a difference. Our supporters are also contributing to this difference by supporting our organization through donations or staying up to date so we can continue doing what we love for the betterment of our waterways and planet as a whole. Good job team and good job readers!
Along with stream restoration, we completed our bank swallow surveys for the season. Sadly no more walks on the beach looking through the binoculars for these little birds but we savored each time we could, especially in this heat! Finally, Matt and Ashton went on a mission to perfect our bat houses. These boxes help increase the amount of safe available habitat for the bats!
Until next week, continue recycling, reducing plastic waste, and believe that your individual action makes a whole lot of difference.
Love, SSWA
