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Have you noticed fewer fireflies?

Fireflies are magical… Unfortunately, we may be chasing after fewer and fewer of these magical insects each summer. Populations are dwindling throughout our country and the world. NRDC highlights the reasons why…

Firefly.org

Firefly Conservation & Research is a nonprofit organization founded in 2009 by Ben Pfeiffer, a firefly researcher, and Texas-certified master naturalist with a degree in biology from Texas State University. “It was maybe 2008 when I noticed the fireflies in South Texas were disappearing,” Ben says. “There weren’t as many as I remembered when I…

Staying Organized

Who me? Organized? My husband might tell you otherwise, but I do find it hard to keep track of our weekly schedule. You know: school, swimming, grocery shopping, tidying up, paying bills, remembering appointments and so on. Fortunately, in our house we all pitch in. No one person does everything. But we do have a…

Firefly Glow

In the web of life, the firefly really sparkles.  I heard this endangered creature’s voice speak to me, and imagined a way for myriad allies to connect and align around  saving and nurturing the firefly’s habitat and to create a web of well-being to sustain it and all of us.  

The Friends of the Firefly is a coalition dedicated to align the missions of organizations involved in supporting personal and planetary health. It can connect, endorse and inspire synergy in the restoration of the earth, and allow the stars of the meadow to shine.  

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