Plastic “Dust” in the Wind
Protected parcels of lands and waters—often dubbed parks, reserves or sanctuaries—are critical conservation zones that not only sustain vibrant plant and animal communities but also inspire visitors to explore and stewar...
Plastic “Dust” in the Wind
The ocean is essential to the way we live—it gives us life, it feeds us and it is an infinite source of inspiration. Unfortunately, the ocean faces an unprecedented crisis. The plastics we use are leaking into the ocean,...
The Ocean Needs Innovation to Prevent Plastic Pollution
“I would love to free dive with great whites off the coast of South Africa one day.” That’s the kind of leisure activity you’d expect to hear from an NFL defensive lineman, who also happens to be passionate about the oce...
Great Lakes, Great White Sharks, Great Face Paint
It was a privilege to work with seven Indigenous friends and colleagues on a paper in which they describe what it’s like to live alongside one of the three international borders dividing the traditional lands of the Chuk...
In the Arctic, the Water Connects Us
Daniel S. Padilla Ochoa, Florida Partnerships Manager for Ocean Conservancy, sea-level rise specialist and urban planning graduate from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), talked to Gary Hilderbrand, founding Prin...
The Work of Gary Hilderbrand and Design’s Response to Climate Change
I spend a lot of time working to reduce the threat of oil spills in Arctic waters, and I’ll be the first to admit the laws and rules governing oil spill prevention and response are not easy to understand. Who gets to mak...
Preventing and Cleaning Up Oil Spills in Arctic Waters
The Trump administration continued its malicious attacks on our right to have a meaningful voice in our government decision-making process. Last week, the Trump administration rolled back the rules that implement the Nat...
Trump Administration Takes Major Step to Weaken Our Environment
In Alaska, we are experiencing the dramatic and unpredictable effects of climate change more rapidly and more significantly than in most other places in the country. Almost daily, we hear about a new study or observation...
How Will Climate Change Impact the Next Generation?
Investments in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the success of our blue economy go hand-in-hand. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced one of the most important pieces of l...
House Invests in NOAA and Our Blue Economy
I recently received a card from the canoeing camp I attended and worked at in my youth. The photo on the front showed two young men in a canoe, smiling broadly next to a large floe of sea ice, its smooth melting surfaces...