A school of silvery fish circle in blue water.
A red squirrel is perched in an evergreen tree.
A mother duck stands on a rock, above her chicks.
A greenish-brown frog sits, ready to leap.
A hedgehog carries a mouthful of moss.
A brown and beige octopus blends in among its surroundings.
A colorful crab sits on dark gray rocks.
A pair of red ants collect leaf matter.
A juvenile seal sits next to an adult on a sunny day.
A badger searches the ground for food.
A bright green lizard sits among foliage in a tree.
A fawn curls up among high grass, waiting for its mother to return.
Several sting rays swim up to the shore in shallow waters.
A pair of puffins call to one another among wildflowers.
A male white tailed deer stands along a rocky riverbed, shaking water from his fur.
A trio of green iguanas stand on the edge of a weathered log.
A juvenile and adult piping plover huddle on an expanse of sand.

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Photos from our grantees

Photo courtesy Melissa Bateson

Photo courtesy Melissa Bateson

Photo courtesy Daniel Hanley

Photo courtesy Daniel Hanley

Photo courtesy Laney Hayward Nute

Photo courtesy Laney Hayward Nute

Photo courtesy Patrick Tkaczynski

Photo courtesy Patrick Tkaczynski

Photo courtesy Dom Cram

Photo courtesy Dom Cram

Mallory Lambert and Johanna Varner

Mallory Lambert and Johanna Varner

Photo courtesy Sam Sonnega

Photo courtesy Sam Sonnega

Photo courtesy Meghan Holst

Photo courtesy Meghan Holst

Photo courtesy Claudia Wascher

Photo courtesy Claudia Wascher

Photo courtesy Akshay Bharadwaj

Photo courtesy Akshay Bharadwaj

Photo courtesy Moretza Naderi

Photo courtesy Moretza Naderi

Photo courtesy Lauren Stanton

Photo courtesy Lauren Stanton