Touched by Nature — Mckenzie Coughlin of Wareham
On Saturday morning the Wareham community released 18 painted turtle hatchlings into the wild. These babies emerged from five nests that had been protected by the good stewards at the Wareham Community Gardens off Tihonet Road. Sharing this space with painted turtles who have been nesting on the site for centuries uncounted, Wareham gardeners sought to save the next generation of painted turtles for the next generation of Wareham children. Interesting to imagine, the babies released on Saturday will be on hand at the turn of the next century (2100) to greet the grandchildren of the grandchildren who released them today. Such is the way that turtles build communities and knit seamless continuity into the framework of time and nature.
Mckenzie Coughlin, an eighth grader at Wareham Middle School, was touched by Nature as she helped with the release.
Wareham Community Releases 18 Painted Hatchlings
Watch local newspapers, Wareham Week and the Wareham Courier, this week. They should be covering the event.