Eliminating protection for first order and seasonal (ephemeral) streams means that anything that might be dumped in the headwaters of major rivers would be exempt from pollution laws
Nylon Rope in the Sea
What astounded us is the sheer volume of nylon line discarded by fishing boats
The ocean is a noisy place
Noise in the sea is of immediate relevance to life in the sea
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyls
we must depend on federal regulations that prevent the purposeful or inadvertent contaminations of the environment from affecting the health of all of us.
Reconciling the current rise in sea level
Loss of the ice caps on Greenland and Antarctica was associated with a dramatic rise in sea level during past glacial cycles
Breaking Stereotypes: The Sonoran Desert is Anything but Deserted
May 4, 2019 As I sit in the airport waiting for my last flight back to North Carolina, I find myself thinking about how full of the life the Sonoran Desert is. My preconceived notionContinue reading
April 27-29, 2019
The Albatross Much of the time on our last camping trip was spent on the Prescott College boat, The Albatross. We took day trips from our base camp with our boat captain, Cosme, and ourContinue reading
Tiburon’s Treasures
April 24-26, 2019 24 April: Between the tides and mountains blue, lapped by rose-waters and a breath of dew Waking up at 5 on a cold, damp morning, a few early birds piled intoContinue reading
An Earth Day Spent with the Ocean, Stars and Desert
April 24, 2019 Orion and Canis Major over my tent Tuesday night. (Photo by Katie O’Donnell). Yesterday, we returned to Kino Bay from our camping trip on the Northern side of Tiburon Island. This areaContinue reading
Marriage on a Moonless Night
April 20-21, 2019 Tiburón Island, Gulf of California Students and Seri gathered around the fire under a starry sky (PC: Joshua Chin) Every night on our three-day camping trip on Tiburón Island, we gatheredContinue reading