CJC EARTH CLUB

𝐂𝐉𝐂'𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 | 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 🌱

Can you spot the hidden spider among the yellow flowers? Resting silently upon a bright flower petal is a 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐱 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝘖𝘹𝘺𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝗌𝗉.) 🕷️ Unlike other spiders that build webs, they spend their lives as active predators that feed on insects, especially crop-damaging pests.

Despite their size, these arachnids have contributed significantly to local ecosystems by serving as a natural form of pest control. Although often overlooked, these predators act as a reminder that every creature, no matter how big or small, plays a crucial role in shaping a balanced ecosystem.

"𝐈𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬" – 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐞






🖋️: Jayvee Palian
🖼️: Hannah Sale
📷: Mark Jobert C. Ellaga, LPT

Attention, EARTHlings! 🌍 Get ready for 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇-𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐊𝐄:𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! This is where we share our plans for the year, meet the team, and find out how we can help protect nature together.

Let's work together for a cleaner and better tomorrow. See you all this 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕, 𝐚𝐭 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡/𝐀𝐕 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥. We can't wait to build a better future with you! 🌿

"𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝."

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚. 𝑺𝒆𝒕. 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕! ☘️

Fellow EARTHlings were prepared and geared up, as we commenced the 2nd leg of 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙝𝙞 𝙨𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣: the monthly mangrove growing activity. 🌳

Through grit and collaboration with the Junior High School ACO, the activity ended successfully, planting 𝟭𝟳𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 of varying species. It ended up with an area enlivened, leaving the muddy pits flourishing with newly planted seedlings. 🙌🏻🌱

🦎𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗗𝗔𝗬🦎

On this day, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡, we commemorate the scaly creatures roaming around our planet: the lizards! 𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘💡that there are plenty of species of lizards? From tiny geckos to komodo dragons, they bring diversity and wonder!🦎

Lizards also play huge roles in our ecosystems as they serve both as prey and predators. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐲 for animals significantly larger than them, and 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 to tiny insects such as mosquitoes and flies, helping regulate the life of the wild. 🌿

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚.




✍🏻: Niño Recimo
🖼️: Lemuel Ferrariz

🐘 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 | 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔🐘

Elephants are majestic, highly intelligent animals that 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨. As gentle giants of the wild, they 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙨, guide their herds across vast landscapes, and help maintain balanced habitats for countless other species.

Protecting these magnificent creatures requires our 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 and 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙨. By opposing poaching and preserving their natural homes, we can ensure they continue to roam free. Let's celebrate 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 by 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡." 🌍





✍🏻: Cindee Ramos
🖼: Hannah Sale

🌿 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🌿

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 as we celebrate 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆, our 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲. No matter where we are or what unique ecological challenges we face, our vision remains united: a greener, healthier, and more sustainable planet for all.

As stewards of the Earth, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄—𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. By stepping up through grassroots projects and environmental advocacy, we prove that the energy and ideas of the younger generation are vital forces for lasting ecological change.

"𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞; 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭." 🌍





✍🏻: Cindee Ramos
🖼️: Lemuel Ferrariz

Hey there, 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬! 🌱

Mark your calendars and get ready to gear up for our 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 activity! We encourage all participants to adhere by the proper attire and bring the necessary essentials. ☀️

Gather your energy, prepare for a day in nature, and take your commitment to environmental stewardship to the next level! 🌎

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬! 🏝️

🦁 World Lion Day! 🦁

Today, we celebrate the strength, beauty, and courage of lions. Let’s appreciate these amazing animals and the important role they play in nature. 🐾

🌿 Lions need safe places to live, enough food to eat, and protection from harm. . By caring for wildlife and supporting conservation, we can help protect their homes and give them a safer future. 🐾💚

🦁✨ Let’s protect the lions and keep their roar alive!🐾







✍️:Ken Alcordo
🖼️:Lemuel Ferrariz

🐈 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🐈

From their gentle purrs to their playful energy, cats bring so much joy into our lives. They love to nap in warm spots, play with simple toys, and sit by our side when we are tired. Even though they are quiet animals, they have a big way of making us feel happy and loved every single day.

Loving cats also means being responsible pet owners. If we do not plan to breed them, we should spay or neuter our cats to keep them healthy and control the pet population. It is also best to keep them indoors or supervised so they do not wander off and hunt native wildlife, like birds and small animals. Let's celebrate our cute friends today by keeping them safe, happy, and kind to nature.

"𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭" 🐾





✍️: Julliana Padilla
🖼: Hannah Sale

𝐂𝐉𝐂'𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 | 3𝒓𝒅 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 🌱

In one of the Kinabuhi sa Bakhawan sessions, one of our EARTHlings snapped a photo of a 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥 (𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘢) 🐌 resting on a mangrove stem, a mollusk no larger than a grain of rice. Despite its size, it quietly supports the mangrove ecosystem by grazing on algae and feeding on decaying leaves and organic matter, helping recycle nutrients and maintain the health of the forest. Hidden among the roots and foliage, these small creatures are often overlooked — yet they play an essential role in sustaining one of nature's most productive coastal habitats.

Each mangrove snail displays subtle variations in shell color, pattern, shape, and proportion, making every individual unique. Their delicate appearance reflects the fragile environment they inhabit, reminding us that even the smallest organisms contribute to the balance of nature. As we explore these ecosystems, observing wildlife with care and leaving them undisturbed helps ensure that these quiet custodians continue to thrive.

"𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕."






✍🏼: Niño Recimo
🖼📷: Hannah Sale & Chrianne Reintar