As the month of November draws to a close we hope this holiday season is going well for you and your family. However, Thanksgiving is not the only thing that the month of November has. November is also Manatee awareness month. These friendly giants often make their way up the coast to South Carolina during the summer months. If you are interested in learning more about the manatee that have been seen in South Carolina you can check it out here: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/manatee/
 
Also, as promised our new Turtle Worksheet is up so check it out here: http://www.patriotspointblendedlearning.com/supplementary-activities.html

Those of you that have been to our class at Patriots Point should know all about ways that we as humans impact our environment. I am sure that one of the first things that might come to your mind is an oil spill but unfortunately that is not the only way we can negatively impact our environment. Just like the sediment we learn about that flows down our waterways making our water turbid so to does our trash. Our trash will then accumulate and has the potential to harm many of our local wildlife species. Fortunately some areas are taking action to help reduce the number or plastic materials that might find their way into the ocean. I am sure that many of you heard about the recent ban that the Folly Beach area just passed on the usage of plastic bags, balloons, and Styrofoam and if you are interested about learning more you can read about it here:
 
 http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2016/10/19/folly-bans-plastic-bags-from-the-beach

Blog post co-authered by Malia Cannan and Jared F.

Save a turkey, eat a fish. Living here so close to the Atlantic Ocean we all love our seafood.  NOAA just came out with some data that suggests the rest of the country might be catching on to just how good are aquatic friends taste. Based on the reported data from the Fisheries of the United States our countries intake of seafood was up by almost a full pound in 2015. If you are interested in learning more about the fishing industry and this report check it out here:

 http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/americans-added-nearly-1-pound-of-seafood-to-their-diet-in-2015
 
Lets all remember next time we are thinking of having seafood to buy local and support South Carolina.