Every year since 1988, The Daily News in Galveston, Texas, has selected and honored residents as its Citizen of the Year. According to the publication, those nominated for the award…
98 organizations, including TIRN, sent a letter to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calling on the IPCC to affirm its independence from private and corporate interests, to maintain…
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…
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,…
The efforts of SPAWN in the North Bay were recently highlighted in the local news! CBS News’ Kenny Choi visited Marin County to see the work being performed, and SPAWN’s…
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…