San Francisco Bay Area (May 30, 2018) – Today, SB 1017, a bill that would transition California away from the use of large-scale driftnets, successfully cleared the California Senate. The bill was approved 32-0 and will now head to the state Assembly.
Today, SB 1017, a bill that would transition California away from the use of large-scale driftnets successfully cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill will potentially be up for a full Senate floor vote next week.
Will you take the pledge to not release balloons? When balloons are released, they blow away, pop or deflate, and fall back to the Earth, usually in the ocean, as…
Seed collection hikes are scheduled for Tuesdays, 2-4pm through June & July 2018. The internship will involve hiking through West Marin on the Cross-Marin Trail, in Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and…
This Mother’s Day I don’t want flowers, a box of chocolates or a special brunch. I want something that I can give back to my daughter, sons, and their children. Something that our family has always enjoyed.
This month, we’re highlighting Karen Dabrusin, a long-time SPAWN volunteer. Karen started volunteering 13 years ago.
harlotte Torgovitsky is a long-time supporter of the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) and board member of the Marin Chapter of the Native Plant Society.
Complying with a federal court order, the National Marine Fisheries Service has immediately closed the Hawai’i-based shallow-set longline fishery for the rest of 2018 in order to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. Conservation groups are applauding the fishery closure that runs from May 8 through Dec. 31, 2018.
Climate change describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time. Recent studies show the 20 warmest…
By working with – rather than against – nature, we can keep people out of harm’s way and sustain our coastal communities into the future.
