Photo by Julianna Washburn: Volunteer Laura Leavitt works alongside another volunteer to collect nurdles at a beach cleanup in Galveston on Nov. 7, 2025. The Texas community came together for...
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For Immediate Release: November 10, 2025 Media Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@seaturtles.org / (512) 417-7741 Dan Lê, San Antonio Bay Waterkeeper, dan@sanantoniobaywaterkeeper.org / (281) 891-3550 Texas Hosts…
For Immediate Release, November 3, 2025 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Ty Gribble, Environment Texas Policy Associate, tgribble@environmenttexas.org Environmental Advocates and University Students to Host Texas Statewide…
At Turtle Island Restoration Network, our Gulf of Mexico and Ocean team works every day to protect marine wildlife (particularly 5 of the 7 species of sea turtles) and restore…
Don’t Miss Our First Members-Only Live Webinar! We’re thrilled to announce Education Sparks Change: Plastic Free July & Beyond — Turtle Island Restoration Network’s very first exclusive live webinar just…
Join the Turtle Island Restoration Network Gulf of Mexico team for a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics, at Moody Gardens on Galveston Island!…
Turtle Island Restoration Network has had an office in the Gulf for years, and this year proved to be an effective one. Through different outreach events, the team in the…
Recently, a sea turtle hatchling in Australia was found with debris in its digestive system. After being discovered on a beach in Sydney, the green sea turtle hatchling defecated plastic…
Last month, Turtle Island Restoration Network, along with other leading environmental, community, and other groups sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to direct the National Park…
According to a recent study by the United Kingdom government, the introduction of a higher charge for plastic bags resulted in lesser use. The past year, the introduction of a…