Credit Clean Air Campaign

Northview High School recently won first place in the Get There Green contest. Thanks to a Clean Air Campaign grant, students from Jason Weinberger's AP Environmental Science class w...

Credit Ben Pitman

This is a Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis). These are some of the most common snakes found in the Johns Creek area and will be one of the species featured in our upcoming...

Credit Ben Pitman

While we are on the subject of amphibian eggs, I wanted to share that our Native Frog Habitat is full of eggs. Over the last few nights, one or more of the frogs has been depositing eggs...

Credit Julie Hogg

Since it was a beautiful, un-wintry, sunny February day and since my brain has been gyrating wildly between the pressure of schedules, things to do and Sophia Grace and Rosie belting o...

Credit Ben Pitman

This is easily the time of year that excites me most. Regular readers know that I absolutely detest winter (even our mild, Georgia version of winter). Though I am fascinated by most fac...

Credit Ben Pitman

Hello nature lovers! I have been kindly asked to share my blog with the readers of the Johns Creek Patch, and I am honored to do so. I thought I would take a quick moment to introduce mys...

Credit Ben Pitman

The Blue Birds (Sialia sialis) were active today, inspecting the various bird houses along the fence line. We generally get one pair of Blue Birds in one of these nests every spring. W...

Credit Rebecca Dumas

The obsession with being "green" with all aspects of building products has been a positive and environmentally conscious thing to strive for. In regard to interior/exterior paint and coat...