Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Bicycle Route Connects Yellowstone with Minneapolis
Adventure Cycling Association’s newest route was always going to be memorable – the 1,374-mile Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Bicycle Route (PPP) brings the organization’s total cycling route network to 50,000 miles — but 2020 has tacked on another, unexpected layer. Read more…
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Nonprofit Supports Marine Science and Unites Scientists with Community
For many marine scientists, at-sea fieldwork is an important part of their research. Some researchers claim they spend as much as 70% of their job aboard research vessels to collect samples and run field experiments. While working on the water may sound glamorous to many, the reality is that working from a research vessel usually consists of long days of hard work, and is most often extremely expensive. Read more…
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Breeding grounds swell with record cuttlefish numbers
Giant Australian Cuttlefish have returned to their South Australian breeding ground in higher numbers this winter than have been seen in decades.Early estimates are hovering higher than 200,000, numbers not seen since the population of the world’s largest cuttlefish species began to decline in the 1990s. Read more…
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Glenelg to host South Australia’s second major shellfish reef
Work on a native shellfish reef off the Adelaide coastline is expected to begin in September after Glenelg was announced as the location. The 2-hectare reef is the second large-scale reef system to be developed in South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent to improve water quality and revive wild native oyster populations. Read more…
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First Nations Announce Over $25 Million in New Renewable Energy Investments to Decarbonize Their Coastal Communities
Coast Funds, Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation, Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation, and the Province of British Columbia announced over $25 million in new First Nations’ investments to transition coastal communities from dependence on fossil fuel-powered electricity to sustainable, locally powered renewable energy systems, eliminating over 175,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Read more…
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Camping + Cycling Tour of Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
Escape Adventures is thrilled to announce a six-day camping and cycling trip in Grand Teton National Park & Yellowstone National Park. This tour is designed for travellers of all fitness levels and appropriate for families with older children. Read more…
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One With The Ocean is Protecting What They Love
Under the name The Swim Mechanic, Bryan Mineo offers one-on-one coaching to triathletes and open water swimmers to further their aquatic success. Read more…
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‘Eye of the Shoal’ gives insiders view of the beautiful, mesmerizing and complex world of fish
Wild fish hover in seas, rivers and lakes, out of sight and out of mind. But from the very first time Helen Scales immersed herself into their liquid world, she realized that fish are beautiful, mesmerizing, complex and exciting. Read more…
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7 Ways to Encourage Your Employees to be Eco-Conscious
A sustainable workplace is something that any business should aim for now and not just as a new goal to aim for to get brownie points. If a workplace is committed to sustainability, the first step they need to take would involve the employees in it. Otherwise, their efforts aren’t making any results. Read more…
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The FREE Weekly Conservation Post and Jobs List
For 15 years the Global Marine Community Weekly Conservation Post has been emailing round-up of events, jobs, and announcements in ocean conservation. Learn more and subscribe free!
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After Years at Sea, Hawaiian Petrel Arrives Safely Home
An historic effort to save the endangered Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), or ʻUaʻu, has reached a critical milestone after years of anxious waiting by project partners. Read more…
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Mountain Bike & Camp Along North Rim of the Grand Canyon with Escape Adventures
While most of North America reels under hot summertime temperatures, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon offers a wonderful high-altitude escape. Providing gently rolling terrain of lung-expanding dimensions, the North Rim has been long-held as sacred ground to hikers and cyclists alike. Read more…
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Anker’s Whip Coral Shrimp – Jack’s August Underwater Photograph
In a time where old standards are being questioned, the opportunity to forge new paths is opening up. There is a shift towards a more sustainable lifestyle, and the demand for meaningful and long-lasting products is rising. Read more…
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Slightly smaller-than-average 2020 ‘dead zone’ predicted for the Chesapeake Bay
Researchers from the University of Michigan, the Chesapeake Bay Program and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are forecasting a slightly smaller-than-average Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” this year, due to reduced rainfall and less nutrient-rich runoff flowing into the bay from the watershed this spring. Read more…
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Lawsuit Launched Targeting Trump Administration’s Suspension of Pollution Monitoring
Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency’s suspension of monitoring and reporting requirements for major pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more…
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Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes
Although the Arctic is best known for frozen tundra, it also has a number of freshwater lakes that are covered in ice most of the year. But the length of time they are ice-covered is decreasing, and this is allowing methane to bubble into the atmosphere. Read more…
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Photo credit: ©Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
This piece was prepared online by Panuruji Kenta, Publisher, SEVENSEAS Media