Turtle Island’s SPAWN wrapped up a three-day redwood and outdoor education experience for underserved students from Oakland, Calif. f Brothers on the Rise, a non-profit whose mission addresses the great need for broad-based implementation of preventive, empowerment pipeline programs for boys and young men of color.
More than 45 climate, conservation, indigenous and coastal organizations (including Turtle Island) representing the major coastal regions of the United States filed a legal petition today calling on President Obama to align U.S. energy policy with his climate goals by issuing an executive order to end new oil and gas lease auctions in federally controlled oceans — including the Arctic, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
With the recent completion of a new pollinator garden at our nursery, it’s time to take a look at numerous other projects getting underway at Turtle Island and from our…
Turtle Island Restoration Network’s Bring the Bag campaign, a joint initiative with Surfrider-Galveston, received the support of the City of Galveston this week. The Mayor James D. Yarbrough and the City Council proclaimed April 22nd ‘Bring the Bag’ day in Galveston, Texas. The Mayor went a step further, and challenged residents to take a 30 day challenge with him and pledge to bring reusable bags, rather than rely on single-use plastic bags that can enter our oceans and harm marine wildlife.
Turtle Island is the sponsor of a new bill authored by Senator Ben Allen designed to protect California’s marine wildlife by ending the use of deadly driftnets in California. The legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 1114, will end the most harmful fishing practice on the West Coast by transitioning California’s swordfish industry away from driftnets to more sustainable fishing technology.
Today, at the Galveston City Council meeting the Bring the Bag campaign, an joint initiative of Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Surfrider Foundation, Galveston Chapter, received a City Proclamation naming April 22, 2016 ‘Bring the Bag Day’ in Galveston, Texas.
Turtle Island Restoration Network (SeaTurtles.Org) and the Surfrider Foundation, Galveston Chapter (galvestonsurfrider.com) have been working to encourage residents and tourists to ‘Bring the Bag,’ and reduce single-use plastic bag pollution in Galveston, Texas. Now, the City of Galveston is supporting these efforts.
Turtle Island Restoration Network recently signed onto a letter supporting AB 2002, which would dramatically improve transparency and accountability at the California Coastal Commission. The Coastal Commission plays a critically important role in…
A new video from the Bismark Ramu Group tells the story of how local efforts to protect leatherbacks have grown to address industrial fishing, sea level rise, and deep sea mining.
The New York Times recently published an article on the unexpected benefits of converting oil rigs into artificial reefs. Unfortunately, the article is missing key information needed to portray this issue fully. The article depicts oil rigs as fostering marine life without mentioning that some of the marine life being fostered includes harmful, invasive species.
