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2026 National Animal Rights Week
National Animal Rights Week asks us to confront a painful contradiction: animals are loved, honored, and remembered, yet too often treated as expendable. From Ahimsa to Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ, many traditions teach that animals are not objects, but living relations worthy of protection, dignity, and care.
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History, Advocacy, and Support for Veterans this PTSD Awareness Month
Maeve Kiley National PTSD Awareness Month In 2014, the United States Government recognized June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD pushed for a month-long designation to raise awareness about PTSD, reduce stigma, and promote the importance of treatment. Although the conversation surrounding mental health is more open, stigma still exists. Many
Jun 85 min read
Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn at 150
The initial post regarding our social media coverage of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn.
Jun 72 min read
A New Whistle (Whistling Duck) on the Preserve
Four black-bellied whistling ducks have recently appeared at Chipco Preserve, bringing their soft flute-like calls, long-legged silhouettes, and quiet signs of ecological change. Once more common farther south, these social wetland birds are expanding across Florida, reminding us that habitat, water, and conservation matter. Their arrival is a gentle signal that the Preserve remains part of a larger living map shaped by wings, weather, and wild movement.
May 252 min read
Chipco Preserve Receives 120 Pairs of Socks in Honor of Adele
Chipco Preserve is grateful to receive a donation of 120 pairs of socks from WholesaleSockDeals.com, provided through Adele’s Legacy, a charitable effort created to honor Adele’s spirit of generosity by bringing comfort to people in need. The mission behind Adele’s Legacy is beautifully direct: to donate 120 pairs of socks to every charity it can reach, carrying forward Adele’s memory through acts of care, dignity, and practical support. For the families Chipco Preserve serve
May 242 min read
The History of Memorial Day
Maeve Kiley Honoring the Fallen for 158 Years General John A. Logan was an American soldier, general, and politician. He served as an officer with the 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Mexican-American War and, upon his return home to Illinois, was elected to the US House of Representatives in November 1858. He defended the Union during the months leading up to the Civil War and then volunteered his services upon the war’s outbreak. Grave markers with American flags
May 223 min read
Plug In, Listen Up: Chipco Preserve’s Podcasts Are Growing
A brief discussion about Chipco Preserve's podcasts.
May 182 min read
Nature's Gentle Work
A story about a bird that is making a family in our garage.
May 143 min read
The Turners Giving Partnership
Chipco Preserve’s support for Native communities is often built through relationships, one conversation, one need, one box, and one act of care at a time. For Steve and Michele Turner of Chatham, Illinois, that relationship began when Steve was asked to join Chipco Preserve's board. At the time, Steve said that he knew little about the Rosebud Sioux Tribe or daily life on the Rosebud Reservation. Over the next several months, that changed. Through conversations with Chipco Pr
May 134 min read
The Environmental Implications of Florida & Georgia’s Record Wildfires
Maeve Kiley Everglades wildfire, August 20, 2025, taken by Felix Mizioznikov. Unsettling Trends This year has been the driest winter and spring in decades. 2026 has seen an unprecedented number of wildfires in Georgia and Florida due to the uncharacteristically hot conditions. According to Direct Relief, at least 87 homes have been destroyed by wildfires, and thousands have been forced to evacuate. Many counties in Florida and Georgia are under burn bans to combat the combu
Apr 284 min read
Celebrating National Earth Month
Maeve Kiley The Cruelest Month The 20th-century author & poet, T.S. Elliot, famously stated in the opening lines of The Waste Land , “April is the cruelest month.” The paradoxical reversal of a hopeful spring is framed as “painful” because it forces memory and passion to emerge from the numbness of winter. With April labeled the “Month of Spring,” it is now important to prepare for the new season. Earth Month 2026 In a digital age so focused on centering its captors’ lives
Apr 153 min read
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte: Leader in Tribal Health
Maeve Kiley Dr. Susan La Fleche Picotte, the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. Photo courtesy of The National Library of Medicine. Early Life Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was born Susan La Flesche on June 17, 1865, on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska. She was the youngest child of E-sta-mah-za “Iron Eyes” (Joseph) La Flesche, the last formal chief of the Omaha Tribe, and his wife, Hin-nu-ags-nun “The One Woman” (Mary) Gale La Flesche. Chi
Mar 315 min read
Crossing Paths: Our New Browser Game Brings Wildlife Conservation to Life
Can you guide wildlife safely through a human-shaped landscape? Test your instincts in Crossing Paths, our new free conservation puzzle game.
Mar 173 min read
180 years later, the Floreana Tortoise Returns
Maeve Kiley A Grand Return One small step for a tortoise. One giant leap for tortoise kind. In 2026, the Floreana giant tortoise set foot on its namesake Galápagos island for the first time in 180 years. Scientists first found remnants of Floreana giant tortoises at Wolf Volcano on Isabella Island in 2008. By 2017, they established a “back-breeding” programme, determined to return the species to the island that had mourned their absence for nearly two centuries. Although this
Mar 83 min read
The Life & Legacy of Seminole Leader & War Hero, Osceola
A brief history of Osceola.
Feb 24 min read
Scarce & Superpowered: The Incredible Abilities of 5 Endangered Species
Maeve Kiley A Magnificent Lyrebird. As the first month of 2026 comes to an end, many animals face constant threats from deforestation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. According to the I nternational Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, over 48,600 species are at risk of extinction, but this is an estimated fraction of the total, which could be close to a million. Some do not see the value in protecting the many struggling s
Jan 295 min read
The Chipco Preserve Podcast is live on Spotify + Amazon Music
Chipco Preserve has a new way to stay connected—wherever you listen. The Chipco Preserve Podcast is now streaming on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube podcasts, with more platforms on the way. We’ll be talking current issues, the environment, and the bigger “why” behind what’s happening—grounded in history, Indigenous perspectives, and real-world impact. New episodes available now Greenland & The Doctrine of Discovery Does a boat landing equate to land owners
Jan 281 min read
Greenland, the Doctrine of Discovery, and Federal Indian Law
When President Trump dismissed Denmark’s claim to Greenland by saying that having “a boat land there 500 years ago” doesn’t mean they own the land, he was trying to puncture an old-style imperial rationale. The line functions rhetorically because most modern listeners instinctively prefer legitimacy grounded in living people, governance, and consent - not in a centuries-old arrival story. But in U.S. federal Indian law, that “boat landed here” logic is not merely a relic. It
Jan 124 min read
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