President Biden signed proclamations on Oct. 8 to restore protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the coast of New England, is the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The Trump administration attempted to...
Turtle Island Restoration Network and our partner Pesca ABC are prepared to fight back as long as it takes to ensure the survival of vaquitas through acoustic monitoring — and we could really use your support. Click here to learn more about the campaign....
The environmental disaster that spilled at least 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off the Southern California coast reinforces the need for a permanent ban on all new offshore oil drilling. Offshore drilling causes grave impacts through every phase of the process, from exploratory...
By Todd Steiner According to a new report, 14% of the world’s coral was lost in the past decade (2009-2018) due towarming sea surface waters caused by climate change. As a result of warmer water temperature, corals were subject to “bleach,” a process that occurs when the...
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...
