by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 11, 2012 | Animal Portraits, Animal Rescue, Conservation, Graphite
Week #2- 52/52 Painting Challenge I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Lubee Bat Festival on October 29, 2011. The festival is held every year at the Lubee Bat Conservancy right here in my home town of Gainesville, Florida. The Lubee Bat Conservancy is an...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 21, 2011 | Animal Rescue, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Native Species, Uncategorized
Honey Bees are the ultimate pollinators! In 2009 I took a beekeeping class and received a grant from the state of New Jersey to start my own honey bee colony. I was so excited about the opportunity to learn about them. One of the first things I learned was that...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 7, 2011 | Conservation, Invasive Species, Native Species, Uncategorized
As a lover of plants and animals it is horrible to hear that an invasive species is taking over an area. I just read a post on Facebook from the Wildlife Society about the siting of a snakehead fish spotted in the Potomac River in Maryland. This is bad news. All too...
