by Jonathan Marchal | Jun 7, 2017 | Nature
Celebriturtle: a member of the order Chelonia whose exploits have bestowed a level of prestige and admiration. Shelly the Eastern box turtle resides in the Nature Discovery Room on the ground floor of the Arboretum’s Education Center. Over the past seven years, she...
by Jonathan Marchal | May 18, 2016 | Nature
Eastern box turtles are a familiar resident in much of the eastern United States. Many of us, including myself, link these iconic reptiles to our childhood memories. Growing up in the suburbs of Cincinnati, I recall one particular box turtle (who had a missing limb,...
