Spring 2025 Project Coming Soon!!
This year, you can help us save the endangered spruce-fir ecosystem, home to the endangered Northern Flying Squirrel and the endangered Spruce-fir Moss Spider.
Kids
Kids, you can help by creating artwork.
- Use the coloring pages provided below — or find/create your own artwork.
- An adult can click here to upload the artwork or mail it to us at Kids Coloring For a Cause, P.O. Box 184, Carrboro, NC 27510.
- Thank you for helping save these animals!
Adults
Adults, you can help by making a donation.
- Click here to donate.
- In May, you will be able to choose thank you artwork. For now, here’s a sample piece to enjoy!
Southern Highlands Reserve
100% of funds raised will go directly to Southern Highlands Reserve. Click here to visit their website.
Quick Facts
The endangered spruce-fir ecosystem is located in parts of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. We can help save the forest and the animals who live there.
Long ago, many spruce-fir trees were clear-cut for lumber. This damaged the ecosystem, harming the endangered Northern Flying Squirrels and the endangered Spruce-fir Moss Spiders. These two species need red-spruce trees to survive.
The spruce-fir moss spider is the world’s smallest tarantula. They are smaller than a pea!
Northern flying squirrels actually glide rather than fly. Also, these squirrels glow pink under UV light!
The Southern Highlands Reserve (SHR) is helping restore this ecosystem. They seed and grow spruce-fir saplings in a greenhouse, then plant them in the forest.
In 2024, we discovered SHR while studying environmental damage caused by Hurricane Helene. We learned that despite such challenging events, SHR keeps planting trees that save animals. Thank you, Southern Highlands Reserve!
Kids, your artwork inspires sponsors to donate to Southern Highland Reserve, allowing them to plant more trees and save more animals. Thank you for coloring!
More facts are available at this link.