I have been listening more during the pandemic. In the stillness of the morning, I enjoy a coffee on my stoop and listen to sounds of urban wildlife and the city around me waking up. I’m calling my family and friends more to chat and...
Have you ever found yourself preparing to discard of a handful of used items, only to wonder if you could find an imaginative way to reuse them to help keep them out of our natural environment? From empty mint containers and pill bottles to used...
10-year-old Abby Rogers has converted her backyard into a native plant nursery to help save coral reefs. Rogers is a volunteer with the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), helping to grow native plants that will be transplanted at their stream restoration site in Wahikuli. The native plants...
I’ve talked a lot about how the events of 2020 are “unprecedented”—so much so, that now the word fails to capture just how unusual this year is. As we settle into the fall, I am reminded again of how the challenges we face are unlike anything...
Each year, October 15 is designated as Pacific Leatherback Conservation Day. It presents the perfect opportunity to celebrate this large, one-of-a-kind sea turtle—and I can’t wait to share some of my favorite leatherback turtle facts with you. But first, we can’t talk about leatherback sea turtles...
It’s 6:45 a.m. when Paola Urrutia arrives at Tela Bay. She makes her way down to the water, finds the spot where the fishermen will disembark after their morning catch, and sits down to wait. On the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras, Tela Bay sits at...
