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Last night….last year…. New Year Lucille took Noah and I through the thickest fog smoke to the marsh. We rung in the new year with the CMNC cattle herd talking about the future and what it holds for us. Right…
It was a crisp winter evening in Florida, and the Crowley Museum and Nature Center was decked out for the holiday season. String lights glimmered through the oak trees, and the scent of pine and the campfire filled the air.…
Exciting news! Today our sweet and infamous Reddy Moo Cow surprised us with an absolutely beautiful and perfect little bull calf. Since I (Dixie) saw him first and Red is my baby, I got to name him. I chose the…
Here’s a story about community. A story about goodness in the midst of disaster, exhaustion and unending work. As many of you know, we were hit pretty hard 2 years ago by Hurricane Ian. So getting dealt this blow by…
A beautiful sky facing south over the Myakka River from the bridge. The land on the left belongs to Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, straight ahead is Myakka River State Park – Sarasota, Florida and on the right is the back…
Please help us welcome, Ruby, Scarlett, Pearl, Loretta & Spooky! These beautiful registered cracker gals were generously donated to the Crowley Cracker herd by Duke Kaylor and Pelican Property Inspections. With the help of Mr. Ronny Fletcher they were transported…
Pictures from groundbreaking for CMNC! Can you guess who the super cool dude in the pink pants and shades is? No? It’s a director on our board! Mr Dean Crowley! Showing up in style, Dean has clearly been a part…
Wildlife Wednesday Ovenbird and Conservation Today’s installment of Wildlife Wednesday is a bit different than others. Today I present to you, with sorrow, an ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla). This individual is deceased due entirely to human development of natural land and…
Is it very important to us that we continue Protecting Our Local Watershed. Right up until Hurricane Idalia, we were able to graze our cattle on the marsh pasture, this helped to control the growth of exotic/invasive species of grass…
A beautiful rural sunrise over Myakka farmland that is under construction. Once these areas are developed, there is no going back. The landscape and the environment and animals’ health are forever negatively changed. We wish more landowners would consider conservation…