Turtle Island Restoration Network, an international ocean and marine conservation organization headquartered in Marin, has hired Kentfield native Doug Karpa as a staff attorney. Karpa, of Mill Valley, is an…
Associate Campaign Director of the Gulf Office Joanie Steinhaus presented to the Rotary Club of Galveston yesterday.
Today is Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day! Today is a day to celebrate conservation achievements and to continue to work for real protections for these critically endangered sea turtles.
Today is Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day! Two years ago on this day Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1776 into law and declared Oct. 15th an official celebratory day for the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles that swim off the coast of California. Turtle Island Restoration Network championed the awareness-raising bill, which was sponsored by California Assemblymember Paul Fong. Now, on Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day, Turtle Island is calling for action to safeguard these gentle ocean giants from the Hawaiian longline fisheries for swordfish and tuna, and for the closure of the costly driftnet fishery off the coast of California.
60 students from Marin Primary Middle School unplugged from their Ipads to spend the week at Clem Miller Environmental Education Center in Point Reyes. Students spent the week learning about…
Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading ocean and marine wildlife conservation non-profit, will be hosting a beach party and scavenger hunt celebration in honor of Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day this Sunday, October 12 at Rodeo Beach in Marin, Calif.
With Turtle Island Restoration Network opening its Galveston office on Monday, the Gulf Coast sea turtles have someone watching their leatherbacks. Helped by Rob the Ridley, the network’s Gulf Office…
This Halloween dress up as a sea turtle! Doing so will help raise awareness about endangered sea turtles in your neighborhood, and also save you cash. You can make your very…
It was an awesome day, following up with Sasha Prosser’s class at Clem miller Environmental Education Center. To say these students had a meaningful watershed education experience would be an…
Galveston, Texas — Sea turtles living in the Gulf of Mexico are about to get some backup support on Galveston Island. The Turtle Island Restoration Network is settling in to…