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Oyster farming in a wild area
**UPDATE** On 2/26/13, The Federal Appeals Court for the Ninth District, San Francisco, ruled that Drakes Bay Oyster Company, can remain operational until the court decides if the oyster company’s...
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To ban a bag
Happy Earth Day! The San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas have even more reason to celebrate Earth Day today, 4/22/13, when bag bans in 12 cities took effect. Santa Cruz is already ahead of the game, a...
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Your artwork has no backbone to it
“If human beings were to disappear tomorrow, the world would go on with little change, but if invertebrates were to vanish, I doubt that the human species could last more than a few months.” – E.O....
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A decrease in plastic bags on our shores
Save Our Shores recently ran some quick numbers from 4 years of beach cleanups in Santa Cruz County. Copyright (C) Save Our Shores, 2013http://saveourshores.org/ Plastic bag use has decreased in the...
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Infotainment
This past summer I joined the staff of Lindblad Expeditions as a naturalist on cruises through Alaska’s iconic inside passage. I was excited to join this organization due to the company’s reputation...
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Sick oceans
My past and present collide with the death of sea stars. A widespread and fast-acting disease is currently causing mass mortality of sea star populations along the coast from Alaska to California. At...
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7 reflections
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. — Mark Twain I cherish major travel milestones: first time abroad, first time...
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Victorian-era algal enthusiasts
To much delight I came across a fantastic article published recently in Collectors Weekly that discusses the trend of seaweed collection and preservation in Victorian-era scrap booking. Of course, I am...
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There’s a new Victorian-era algal enthusiast in town!
Last month I posted on a Collectors Weekly article about this history of algal pressing and the rise of the hobby during the mid 19th century. A few days later, a friend of mine, who happens to be a...
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Where scientific research, your inner nerd, and donuts collide.
I get very excited when nerdy scientists combine their other nerdy passions to produce incredible, educational content for all us other nerds to enjoy. So my world just got more exciting when I learned...
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