by Diana Renn | Apr 14, 2022 | trouble at turtle pond
Meet Maribel Pregnall Mueller! Maribel grew up in northern Vermont, Oregon, and the coast of Maine. She was the kind of kid who never could stay inside too long. Her adventures outside gave her an appreciation for nature that shaped her life and career. It led her to...
by Diana Renn | Apr 11, 2022 | trouble at turtle pond, Uncategorized
Franco Zacharzewski and I met at Creature Conserve, which brings artists, creative writers, and scientists together to “study, celebrate, and protect animals and their habitats.” His illustrations address everything from climate anxiety and mental illness,...
by Diana Renn | Mar 31, 2022 | trouble at turtle pond
Meet Robert Shao! Robert Shao is a Land Steward for The Nature Conservancy in New York, based off the East End of Long Island. He earned his Bachelors in Environmental Studies from SUNY Purchase and worked as a Fish & Wildlife Technician with the New York State...
by Diana Renn | Mar 29, 2022 | trouble at turtle pond
Dear Readers, There’s just one week until the launch of TROUBLE AT TURTLE POND, out from Fitzroy Books / Regal House on April 5! I’m excited to share that TROUBLE AT TURTLE POND has been getting some love from news outlets, including my local newspaper,...
by Diana Renn | Mar 24, 2022 | Citizen Science, trouble at turtle pond, Uncategorized
Meet Emilie Wilder! Emilie manages local rare species conservation projects for Zoo New England. Emilie works with turtles, frogs, salamanders, and even rare plants, figuring out what’s going on with their populations and finding ways to help them. For example,...
by Diana Renn | Mar 17, 2022 | Citizen Science, trouble at turtle pond, Uncategorized
Meet Sarah Kollar! Sarah Kollar is the manager of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup™ (ICC), the world’s largest single day volunteer effort for our ocean. The ICC started on a single beach in Texas in 1986 and has since mobilized millions of volunteers...