Recently, hydroseeding took place at Roy’s Riffles! Papier-mâché, fungus, and more were poured over the slopes to help rooting. Watch Preston Brown, our Director of Watershed Conservation, explain the process and its benefits. https://seaturtles.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hyrdromulch.mp4...
Fall is here! The signs of changing seasons are apparent: weather cools down, the scent of pumpkin spice wafts through the air, and the foliage changes color. Another sign that autumn is here are the leaves falling from trees. While you may be tempted to clean...
For Immediate Release, October 14, 2021 Contacts: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 488-7652, TSteiner@SeaTurtles.org Catherine Kilduff, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 780-8862, CKilduff@BiologicalDiversity.org California Protects Leatherback Sea Turtles as Endangered Decision Comes in Time for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission...
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...
