Making a small difference

Fun facts about Harbor Seals:
- Split their time between land and sea, and sometimes even sleep in the water
- Can eat 10% of their body weight per day in food
- Have no external ear flaps
- Pups can swim and dive at birth, but often ride on their mothers' back when they get tired
- Can dive up to 1500ft and stay under water for 30 minutes

 

via Acadia National Park

Why these random facts you ask? Well, last week I received a package in the mail from the Sierra Club. I opened it with some curiosity...wait, what is this? To explain, my boyfriend decided it would be a unique idea to make a charitable donation to Acadia National Park (in Maine) to save a Harbor Seal. The package included a stuffed Harbor Seal, a small tote bag, and a pamphlet with some "Fun Facts," along with some troubling realizations. Unfortunately, recent visitors to Acadia have been met with pollution, smog, dying vegetation, and vulnerable wildlife. John's sponsorship is helping the Sierra Club work to protect this wildlife.

What a great, thoughtful surprise for me in the mail :)