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
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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
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
Day 10: Of Mice and Men
Mice abound but the rats have been eradicated, with enormously positive impacts on several species of seabirds Steinbeck wasn’t thinking about conservation or Midway Atoll when he wrote his novella. But his title was aContinue reading
Day Fourteen (Jan. 31) – Last Thoughts
A few final observations at the end of our adventure Returning from Midway is always a difficult experience for me, because we arrive in urban Honolulu in the middle of the night. I usually try Continue reading
Day Ten (Jan. 27) – Tagging Monk Seals
The class has been accompanying Tracy Wurth on her monk seal surveys and yesterday some of us helped her to tag a yearling seal One of the great things about Midway is the first-hand experienceContinue reading
Day One (Jan. 18) – Diamond Head, Albatross Conservation & Yogurtland
We spent the morning hiking Diamond Head to survey Oahu, before learning about albatross conservation with Dr. David Hyrenbach and ending the day at Yogurtland Ken Norris, one of the most celebrated natural historians ofContinue reading
Thanks to all our Friends on Midway and Oahu
Now that we are are home (or almost there) we’d like to extend our thanks to everyone who made our trip so memorable Midway is full of contrast and contradictions. Laysans and Black-footeds, wilderness andContinue reading
Midway (Mon. 1/25/10) – Duke Gardens West (Way West)
We visit two of the habitat restoration and creation projects that we worked on last year On Monday we visited a fresh water seep that we worked on last year, helping to create habitat forContinue reading
Tom McMurray
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel
Honolulu (Mon., 1/18/10) – Fish Auction and NOAA HQ Meetings
6:00 AM Honolulu Fish Auction Meet Sean Martin – fisherman, owner/operator of 6 pacific longliner boats, supplier of bait, tackle and safety equipment to the 130 boat longline fleet, former chairman of WESPAC (www.wpcouncil.org) andContinue reading