World Sea Turtle Day — Celebrate Conservation Successes!
Friday was International Sea Turtle Day! To honor our hard- and soft-shelled marine reptile friends, I’d like to try and clear up a confusing news story that went viral one […]
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Shine On
Part 2: Shine On This past summer I had the opportunity to mentor eight outstanding undergraduate interns from all over the state of California. We had a lot of fun […]
Community College Rocks
As a PhD student in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management (a Department made up of all masters and PhD students), I typically work with graduate students, post-docs, […]
Oil and Water
On May 19, 2015, an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean when a faulty pipeline burst on the Gaviota Coast. Migrating mom and calf gray whales […]
All wrapped up, in love
After driving hours (and hours) through So. California traffic in a rare rainstorm on a Friday evening, we made a quick rest stop at a donut shop (as you do) […]
About the legal (over?)harvest of sea turtle eggs at Ostional
If you are fond of sea turtles (and who isn’t?), at some point during the past few years you’ve probably received an email forward with pictures of Costa Ricans carrying […]
Communication is Key
It’s been two months since my last blog — what gives? I could give the excuse that I’ve been busy taking a short course on Isotopes in Spatial Ecology and Biogeochemistry at […]
Happy World Turtle Day!
What can you do to celebrate and protect sea turtles today (and perhaps every day)? Here are a few suggestions: Avoid eating shrimp, as thousands of sea turtles accidentally die […]
The man (and women) behind the curtain
Well, tomorrow is my last day in the UH Biogeochemical Stable Isotope Lab. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, and its been wildly productive! I have worked through most […]
Turtle Talk with Kinders
Erin Schindler and I graduated from Paul V. Moore High School (Central Square, NY) together in 1998 and have remained good friends. Last Monday, I Skyped with her Kindergarten class […]
Turtles in the Deep 