Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” Last week, the sanctuary rolled out the red carpet for a group of curious young explorers from Coastal Glades Microschool.
As you can imagine, I, Reef, the undisputed superstar of Pawsitive Beginnings, was the highlight of the day. I live for this kind of attention.
But leave it to little Isla to try and steal my spotlight. She pranced around, batted those baby fox lashes and did her best to convince everyone she was the main attraction. Nice try, kid. There’s only room for one headliner on this stage, and it’s me.
The students got a crash course in foxology 101: where we live, what we eat and how humans in the fur trade nearly ruined our chances. They learned that foxes like me are resourceful, resilient and maybe just a little mischievous. After the fun facts, the kids let their creativity shine by painting rocks to hide and scatter around the sanctuary, leaving their own colorful pawprint on our space.
Now, you might be wondering, what exactly is Coastal Glades Microschool? It’s a brand-new, nature-based school in the Upper Keys where outdoor learning is the heartbeat of the curriculum. Instead of sitting in rows of desks all day, these students are out exploring mangrove roots, recording wildlife sightings and testing water salinity. They’re building real connections with the ocean, the Everglades and the wild world around them. In short, they’re being trained as the next generation of conservation-minded change-makers, and clearly, they’re smart enough to know that spending a day with me was a required stop on their journey.
So yes, Isla was cute. Yes, the rocks were creative. Yes, the students were brilliant. But let’s be real, at the end of the day, everyone left talking about me. Reef. The fox. The legend.
Anywho, that’s all for this week. Be sure to tune in next week to hear all about how our Pawsitive Beginnings Day sunset cruise went. Keep up with all things fox on our website, pawsitivebeginnings.org and until next time, Reef, over and out!
