A major oil spill off the coast in Southern California made national headlines this week, and is a shining example of the disastrous consequences of offshore drilling. Caused by a pipeline leak off the coast of Huntington Beach, the catastrophe resulted in over 126,000 gallons...
Turtle Island Restoration Network joined numerous organizations in sending a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance and House Committee on Ways and Means to show support for the REDUCE Act. The Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems (REDUCE) Act, would impose a 20-cent...
The California Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide on October 14 if leatherback sea turtles should be listed under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The vote is in response to a petition filed by nonprofits Turtle Island Restoration Network and Center for Biological Diversity. In August...
The Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) requested emergency state approval in September to reduce dam water releases into Lagunitas Creek this winter, which will take water away from critically endangered coho salmon as they migrate from the Pacific Ocean to their natal streams to spawn,...
SPAWN recently harvested 1,000+ willow cuttings to help stabilize creek channels at our Roy’s restoration site. Willow poles are used to build a brush mattress, which is a bank stabilization technique using only willow. The willow roots are strong and will hold the soil together while...
October is California Redwoods Month! Extending from Southern Oregon to Central California, this impressive species includes the tallest living trees on the planet. Here at SPAWN, you can also get involved with helping save these amazing trees. Here are three ways you can celebrate California Redwoods...
In its final days in office, the Trump administration pushed through a regulation that could have grave consequences for marine mammals and our climate. Fossil fuel companies are now approved to search for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico through a process known as...
A bipartisan bill that would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California — the only place the nets are still used in the United States — just passed the Senate. Drift gillnets, which are between a mile...
Sea turtles, whales, and other marine wildlife are at risk of becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear off the west coast of the United States, with numbers increasing in recent years. To combat this, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) recently developed a...
For Immediate Release, September 16, 2021 Contact: Todd Steiner, Executive Director, tsteiner@seaturtles.org, 415-488-7652 Sea Turtles, Sharks, Dolphins One Step Closer to Protection from Drift Gillnets Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Phase Out Last Driftnet Fishery in U.S. Waters WASHINGTON—The Senate on Sept. 14 unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch...
