For Immediate Release, July 30, 2021 Contact: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, tsteiner@seaturtles.org Rapid Development Threatens Critical Sea Turtle Habitat in Puerto Rico WASHINGTON — Four Congressional Democrats urged…
Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org City of Galveston Considers Banning Balloon Releases to Protect Wildlife GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston City Council is considering passing an ordinance that would…
Turtle Island Restoration Network joined over 500 climate, conservation, environmental justice, and indigenous groups in imploring the U.S. Department of the Interior to end the federal leasing programs and wind…
Turtle Island Restoration Network is excited to welcome two new faces to the team! Scott Webb joins us as Policy & Advocacy Manager to oversee the policy and legal aspects…
Turtle Island Restoration Network joined various organizations and non-profits to urge Congressional leadership to oppose subsidies for fossil fuels, plastics, and petrochemicals. The letter, sent to Rep. Marcy Kaptur and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2021 Contacts: Kimber De Salvo Anderson, Turtle Island Restoration Network, kanderson@seaturtles.org Rob Glover, Galveston Surf Rider, hotyb@galveston.surfrider.org Cigarette Butler Canisters Installed in Galveston for the…
Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) held the Summer Sea Turtle Sustainability Grant Contest this summer to offer nonprofit organizations emergency funds to help protect endangered sea turtles in the United…
In 2021 the Biden administration pledged to put the United States on the path of 30×30 — protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030. This action is necessary to reverse nature’s decline…
Americans use over 390 million straws every day, and the average lifespan for a straw is 30 minutes. Straws take from 200-500 years to decompose and continue to be a…
WASHINGTON—Turtle Island Restoration Network urged the National Marine Fisheries Service to immediately reinstate Spring Gulf of Mexico Gear-Restricted Areas (“GRAs”). These GRAs—bluefin tuna spawning hotspots closed to pelagic longlining during…
