Western monarchs once filled California’s coastal groves by the millions. Today, they’re hanging on by a thread. Last winter’s Western Monarch Count recorded just 9,119 overwintering butterflies — the second-lowest…
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For Immediate Release, February 5, 2026 Contact: Todd Steiner, Founder & Special Projects, TSteiner@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, LIrvine@seaturtles.org Turtle Island Restoration Network Invites Divers and Ocean Enthusiasts to Join…
Article Written by Jessica Garces (SPAWN Intern) SPAWN has made incredible progress on the Chicken Ranch Beach Wetland Enhancement Project! Thanks to the hard work of SPAWN staff and interns,…
Harbor porpoises are shy, small marine mammals that are most often observed in pairs or small groups. They typically inhabit nearshore waters. As a result, harbor porpoises are especially vulnerable...
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The Fight to Protect the Environment and Our Democracy Is One and the Same Photo credit: Vincent Alban of the The New York Times. Demonstrators march to protest the…
I’m writing to express my concern regarding the five-year plan from the Trump administration to open our coasts and the Gulf to new offshore drilling. It feels like a…
Tiny plastic – big, big problem! Small plastic pellets, called nurdles, are polluting our beaches and waterways. Thank you to David Montgomery of the Houston Chronicle for publishing a story and…
Today marks a particularly hopeful day for our blue-green planet: the High Seas Treaty has officially entered into force, marking a truly historic moment for the ocean and for global…
Header photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images: People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on Jan. 5, 2025, in Seal Beach,…
Photo credit: Sarah Killingsworth. Ecologists have a term for a subtle but powerful problem in environmental thinking: shifting baseline syndrome. It describes how each generation comes to accept the environmental...
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