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Great New Video Promo for Earthshine Nature!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Stevo

Check out this wonderful promo video for Earthshine Nature Programs made by a friend of ENP and Earthshine Lodge Kevin Wild of Drawbridge Media

http://www.vimeo.com/54159514 w=500&h=281

EarthShine-NatureCenter from Kevin Wild on Vimeo.

Thank You for the great work Kevin!!

New nature photos from ENP!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Stevo

Check out several new photos from adventures with Earthshine Nature Programs from over the last few weeks–enjoy!

Crikey hiding in the murky depths. He is a 20″ Spectacled Cayman that was donated to us in September.

The Turtle of Change with some of the Earthshine education turtles. This Turtle of Change award called “Turtle Grupo Tortuguero” was presented to me by “Salamander Whisperer” Alan Cameron for my work with nature and wildlife education and conservation. THANK YOU Alan! Learn more about the turtle at http://www.blueturtle.com

The Turtle of Change with Dr. Bolt and Dr. Davis and a Timber rattlesnake. The snake was about to have a tiny radio transmitter implanted to facilitate tracking it in the wild.

Timber rattlesnake in a restraint tube before transmitter surgery

The Turtle of Change with the Wildsouth crew.

He is holding the Turtle of Change award and a sick turtle.

Busking in Asheville for the Turtle of Change with John Vorus and Chance Feimster

Another view of Didgeridoo and the Turtle of Change

Didgeridoo and the Turtle of Change on top of a remote rock outcrop.

Five Loggerhead sea turtle nests on Edisto Island, SC.

this Snapping turtle crawled into a plastic milk jug ring when it was a baby. the turtle grew but the ring did not stretch. the turtle is now deformed for the rest of its life. This is why you should never litter and always recycle.

Some massive bamboo I found while canoeing in September

Presenting the Turtle of Change to John Rucker and his Turtledogs

maitake mushroom growing at the base of an oak

cooking the maitake with onions and garlic

Jimmy Irwin on 10-14-12. What a beautiful turtle!

hatchling box turtle with flash drive for scale

Hatchling about to be released in the woods near where it’s eggs were accidentally dug up. Good luck little turtle.

Baby Copperheads about to be released. They were born in the nature center in the late summer.

Earthshine is a great place to learn about nature!

NEW VIDEO!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Stevo

Check it out!

This is the revised edition of “This Is What We Do”–a video compilation of the last 5 years of Earthshine Nature Programs!

Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kUgKpIrUDY

Meet CRASH the Opossum!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Stevo

Meet Crash, our new Education Opossum! The details are in the video:-)

I have set up a live “Possum Cam” in Crash’s enclosure. Feel free to view Crash anytime you like by following this link. Crash is usually active in the morning and evening (the camera has IR lighting!) and after feedings. Good luck seeing him! If you are using Internet Explorer the login is “visitor” and the password is “possum”. (both without the quotes)

If you are using any of the other listed browsers (firefox, chrome etc…) just click the login button under Server Push Mode and enter the login “visitor” and the password is “possum”. (both without the quotes)

Click LIVE VIDEO to see if Crash is out and about. Feel free to take control of the camera and pan/tilt to look around Crash’s habitat.

If the camera seems slow it may be that other people are viewing the camera slowing it down.

Special thanks to Saya for helping me introduce Crash to you all.

Special thanks to Jenny for operating the video camera.

Special Thanks to the WNC Nature Center for donating Crash to us!

Earthshine Nature Programs is a non-profit organization (501c3) dedicated to the conservation of the more misunderstood creatures here in our corner of the world. We provide education, conservation and outreach programs and strive to educate you about the truth of our amazing wildlife and natural world around us.

If you would like to help support Crash the Opossum and any of our other projects and programs please feel free to donate using this link: http://www.earthshinenature.com/donate

Receipts available upon request. THANK YOU to all of you who have donated to ENP!! Without you this important work would not happen.

R.I.P Potter

New Photos from Earthshine Nature Programs

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Stevo

A bunch of great photos from the Summer of 2012 with Earthshine Nature Programs and Earthshine Mountain Lodge. Thank you all for staying with us, please come back next year and tell all your friends about Earthshine and Earthshine Nature.

Enjoy!

OPOSSUM RESCUE

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Stevo

A few weeks ago a mother Opossum was separated from two of her babies at Camp Illahee in Brevard, NC. Vincent, the maintenance director of the camp, found the babies in two different trees so he rescued them and gave them to Chub took them to the nature center and placed them in warm cage. Vincent then set a live trap for the mother Opossum and caught her overnight. The next morning when I arrived at the nature center I found the mother and babies waiting to be reunited. Watch the video for what happened next!

Earthshine Nature Programs is a not for profit 501c3. We work to educate you about the beauty, wonder and interconnectedness of all things–especially the more misunderstood creatures such as snakes, salamanders and Opossums. Let us come to you and your class, group or party and introduce you to our amazing animals. We are also licensed wildlife rehabilitators that specialize in reptiles and opossums. We are a 100% volunteer operated organization that is totally funded by donations from people just like you. If you would like to donate to our cause please do so using this link. Receipts available upon request. THANK YOU!!

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