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Do you drink bottled water? Microplastics found in >90% of brands

Mar 28, 2018

Avian. Arrowhead. Fiji. Dasani. Poland Spring. Even Boxed Water (which comes in a cardboard container)....

Saving sea otters: Your call to action

Saving sea otters: Your call to action

Sep 27, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! In my last post to cap a month-long celebration of...

Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

Sep 25, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! Today Dr. Brent Hughes, a marine biologist with the University of...

Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

Sep 20, 2017

Welcome back for another interview in my month-long series of posts celebrating Sea Otter Awareness...

Saving sea otters:  Environmental heroes

Saving sea otters: Environmental heroes

Sep 18, 2017

Thanks for joining me as I continue my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week....

Saving sea otters: Continued threats

Saving sea otters: Continued threats

Sep 13, 2017

Are you ready for Post Three in my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week?...

Saving sea otters: Science tips for kids

Saving sea otters: Science tips for kids

Sep 11, 2017

Thanks for joining me as I continue my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week....

Saving sea otters:  One cool job

Saving sea otters: One cool job

Sep 6, 2017

Do you love sea otters? You already know these marine mammal predators are cute, but...

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Feb 10, 2017

Now more than ever, it’s important to help kids become stewards of the environment. Here...

Ocean apps for your explorations

Ocean apps for your explorations

Nov 2, 2016

The Marine Science and Technology Center at Highline College in Washington has put together a...

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    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
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