Just a quick mahalo (thank you) to all of the conservation professionals and stakeholders who took the time to meet with us on Oahu and Kauai. Your first-hand observations and experiences are what setsContinue reading
Category: 2014 Trip
Kenady Wilson
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, PhD, students, travel
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, PhD, students, travel
Monk Seals and Mobile Lectures
Our last two days on Kauai were spent working with NOAAs Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program. The goal was to deploy a suite of instruments on 1-2 monk seals over the course of the week.Continue reading
Andy Read
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Do You Know Your Place?
That was the question that Maka’ala Ka’aumoana asked us when we met her in Hanalei this afternoon. A noted community organizer, conservation advocate and Executive Director of the Hanalei Watershed Hui, she described how herContinue reading
Jaime Frungillo
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Junior Rangers and Boobies
Today marks the third day on Kauai and the first monk seal day. If you have been reading the previous blogs, you are aware that our time on Kauai has so far been spent hiking,Continue reading
Over the Cliffs and Through the Mud
After getting a chance to relax and recharge during our day off yesterday, our second full day in Kauai was also our last chance to sleep in well past sunrise. The events we have plannedContinue reading
Megan Rayfield
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
So far, so amazing!
So, we are one week into our Marine Conservation Biology class trip, and we have one week to go. For those that have been following our blog, you know what incredible experiences we have beenContinue reading
Honolulu Fish Auction
“Don’t write everything you know, use everything you know to determine what you write”-the first axiom Carl Safina shared today in a seminar on albatross. Communication is an integral part of conservation. Environmental managers canContinue reading
Providing Environmental Lawyers with a Real Education
One of the great things about bringing this class to Oahu each year is the opportunity to reconnect with Nicholas School alumni and old friends. On Tuesday night we had dinner with three CEMContinue reading
Allison Fox
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Hiking Kaena Point
Aloha from all of us here on Oahu! Our third day of class began bright and early, as we rose before the sun to prepare for our hike to Kaena Point—the westernmost tip of Oahu.Continue reading
Lydia Utley
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
The evolution of the vacuum: the Super Sucker project
The carpet sweeper was invented in 1860 by Daniel Hess and then the first motorized vacuum cleaner invented by Hubert Cecil Booth in 1901. Here it is over a 100 years later and the vacuumContinue reading