by Content | Dec 14, 2015 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Slugs lay average of 30 eggs (see white eggs in center of the photo). They use their top 2 antennae for finding their way and their bottom antenna for smell and taste. Marisa DeDominicis and Infinitae Stockton This month’s “Nature Celebrity” is the...
by Content | Dec 14, 2015 | Rot Stars
Animal Care Volunteers since May 2015 (From left to right starting on the top row): Lori, Meredith, Jennifer, and Courtney (May-August), Anessa, Jake, Sacha, Emily (August-November), Serena, Sharonne, Jiwon, and David (December-Present). My love for volunteering began...
by Content | Dec 14, 2015 | Previous Featured Article
As the year winds down, our Earth Matter staff reflect on what makes us JOYFUL. “Working for Earth Matter gives me the opportunity of being a key player in changing the way New Yorkers think about organic waste and its critical role in solving many of the...
by Content | Dec 8, 2015 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
“Formica polyctena”. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 de via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Formica_polyctena.jpg#/media/File:Formica_polyctena.jpg by Marisa DeDominicis + Charlie Bayrer Our beloved decomposer friends, the ants, make up...
by Content | Dec 8, 2015 | Rot Stars
Connie, Mary + Christian worked the bean patch. Mary Ng joined our animal care volunteer group about a year ago signing up on our website to help out at the Vendy’s Awards event. She started coming on Sundays to help with Animal Care, then got officially trained by...