Board Member | Turtle Island Restoration Network https://seaturtles.org A leading advocate for the blue-green planet. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/seaturtles.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-Site-navi-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Board Member | Turtle Island Restoration Network https://seaturtles.org 32 32 164173666 Founder Reflections on Election Results https://seaturtles.org/founder-reflections-on-election-results/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:07:01 +0000 https://seaturtles.org/?p=39633 ]]>

Dear TIRN Community,


Today, protecting our Planet, Oceans and People became a lot harder. But as Vice President Kamala Harris just stated during her concession speech, “This is not a time to throw up our hands — this is a time to roll up our sleeves. This is a time to organize, to mobilize and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom, justice and the future that we all know we can build together.”


With the support of our community, Turtle Island is redoubling our efforts to keep the ocean wildlife alive, safe and healthy — but we can’t do it without you! Please act now and consider monthly support for Turtle Island so you can assure the environmental legacy we have fought for is not destroyed.


What some of us hoped would never happen, unfortunately came to fruition with a new administration whose motto is “Drill Baby Drill,” which does not believe burning fossil fuels causes climate change and pollutes our air and water, and who will put profit and greed of its corporate friends ahead of common sense protections to safeguard the health of our planet that sustains all living things, including you, me and our loved ones.


Here at Turtle Island, we have been fighting to protect the Earth for nearly four decades and we have seen various Presidents and their administrations come and go. With each new administration, we have to adjust our strategies to the new political environment. Don’t get me wrong, during these next four years, many guardrails and laws we have counted on in the past will be shredded or ignored.


We are getting ready to vigorously fight against what will be a strong push to let industry pollute, let the industrial fishing industry kill whales, sea turtles and sharks, and attempts to dismantle the regulations that protect public health, such as rules to apprise the public of allowable levels of mercury in our seafood and pesticides in our water that will affect our personal health and the health of Earth’s life supporting systems that sustain humans and wildlife alike.


We need your support more than ever. As we re-double our efforts, we need our community alongside with us, become a monthly TIRN supporter!


Together, we will safeguard the progress we have made in the past 35 years and continue our collective work to make the planet a healthier and safer place for wildlife, our children and future generations.

 

In Solidarity,

Todd Steiner

Founder and Special Projects

]]> 39633 Turtle Island Restoration celebrates the life of Dr. Wallace J. Nichols https://seaturtles.org/turtle-island-restoration-celebrates-the-life-of-dr-wallace-j-nichols/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:27:47 +0000 https://seaturtles.org/?p=38403 ]]>

Turtle Island Restoration Network celebrates the life of Dr. Wallace J. Nichols

 

Wallace J Nichols, a great personal friend, a friend of TIRN, a former TIRN Board member and current TIRN scientific advisor passed away

Photo credit: TIRN’s 20-year “Big Splash” Celebration, 2009

California Coast, July 3, 2024 — It is with great sadness I report the death of Wallace “J” Nichols, former TIRN Board member and scientific advisor.  J was also a philosopher, sea turtle scientist, environmental activist, and best-selling author.

To me, J was much more than a colleague.  He was an amazing and inspiring friend.  

His book, making it onto the New York Times Best Seller List, “BLUE MIND, The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In On or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected and Better at What You Do” mined the depths of our human brains and brought new understanding of our innate love and attachment to oceans, rivers and creeks.

The Washington Post described BLUE MIND as “a fascinating study of the emotional, behavioral, psychological and physical connections that keep humans so enchanted with water.”

J did not just write a book, he turned it into the Blue Mind movement.  

As an “entrepreneurial activist,” he brought BLUE MIND’s message of love to millions of people around the world through annual summits, hundreds of presentations around the world, through film, TV and radio interviews, podcasts, and more than 700 book club readings.

This Blue Mind movement only touches the surface of who J was and what he accomplished and the love and spirit he brought to everything he did.  He co-founded organizations to protect endangered sea turtles from commercial exploitation, to battle plastic pollution and mentored and inspired scores of students beginning their careers in science.

J was also a loving husband and father to two amazing children. 

His accolades are many, as reported on his website, https://www.wallacejnichols.org , where you can learn more about J including:  He was  called a “Keeper of the Sea” by GQ Magazine, “a visionary” by Outside Magazine, a “water warrior” by AQUATICS International, a “friend of the sea” by Experience Life Magazine, and “the godfather of water” by Irish Life Health and Santa Cruz Waves Magazine :  He “ is an innovative, silo-busting, entrepreneurial scientist, movement maker, renown marine biologist, voracious Earth and idea explorer, wild water advocate, bestselling author, sought after lecturer, and fun-loving Dad. He also likes turtles (a lot).

The world today is a better place because of J.  And I will miss him dearly.

Todd Steiner

Founder, Turtle Island Restoration Network

About Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) 

For 30 years, Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) has been a leading advocate for the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. Join Us in Fighting for a Blue-Green Planet!

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