Papua New Guinea finds itself in the middle of the growing sand mining industry. With limited oversight at the moment, the effects of increased sand mining will be felt with…
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For Immediate Release: May 11, 2023 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, joanie@tirn.net Environmental Groups Challenge Texas’ Sea Port Oil Terminal in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Brazoria County, Texas – Yesterday,…
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2023 Contact: Preston Brown, preston@tirn.net Spring Salmon Counts Up, Exceeding Biologists’ Expectations Olema, CA—As juvenile salmon migrate to the ocean to mature into adults, early reports…
An article by Audrey Fusco, SPAWN Restoration Ecologist, was featured in Forest and River News, Spring 2023. Read the article “Add Butterflies to Your Garden: Restoring Habitat for Pollinators Benefits…
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2023 Contacts: Todd Steiner, Executive Director, (415) 488-7653, tsteiner@tirn.net Preston Brown, Director of Watershed Conservation, (303) 877-0880, preston@tirn.net Ayano Hayes, Watershed Biologist, (916) 216-8355, ahayes@tirn.net Salmon…
A leatherback sea turtle was recently in the news, as it found itself entangled in commercial fishing gear. Luckily, a charter crew in the area was able to save the…
Many of the SPAWN Nursery volunteers visited the Marin Art and Garden Center following the Friday nursery volunteer event on March 31st to view the special exhibit “Return of the…
Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) and The Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN), joined a coalition of organizations representing thousands of citizens in Sonoma County and across the state of…
Coho salmon make their way back into the Lagunitas Watershed to spawn following December rains to find the most ideal spawning grounds in the creek beds, to lay their nests…
At one of our recent volunteer opportunities, a habitat restoration event was held at our Roy’s project site in San Geronimo this past Saturday, we enjoyed a wonderful day. Documenting…