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I found myself excitedly telling my friends about this book, saying: “It’s such a great coffee table book that it almost makes me want to buy a coffee table.” Joking aside, I’ve long been a fan of Sylvia Earle. I even had a chance to sit down and chat with her quite some years ago
Preserving and restoring nature are key items on our global agenda. But it’s complicated. What do we preserve? What are the goal posts for our restoration efforts? J.B. MacKinnon takes a hard look at these issues and at getting one’s mind around nature in general. His 2013 book, The Once and Future World, is written
David Albright put together a very good short video about Spring 2023 herring spawning, including some underwater footage by our friend Laura James and some of the cultural connections.
One of the things that caught my attention about this radio story was that it was aimed at broadening our notions of what an ecosystem is. While much of the media’s attention is still on the charismatic megafauna, other less obvious and less beloved elements are also of vital importance. When was the last time
A broad-spectrum collection of invitations to see your world in a new light – set to original music & immersive soundscapes, and weaving together interviews with expert knowledge holders.
The SeaDoc team sets out to save the life of a Steller sea lion suffering from a deadly plastic entanglement — 12 minute video.
An Interview with the Ocean: big questions, big perspective, poetry, and the ocean which is by far our largest habitat on this planet.
This Newsy 4 minute video article combines education, inspiration, humor, and mythology. May 30, 2022
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A free online magazine that takes inquisitive readers outdoors with visually rich storytelling about features people can see firsthand in our public forests and beaches.
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Long Overdue Update
SEA-Media is publishing Salish Magazine, a quarterly, advertisement free, on-line publication that reveals the inter-connectedness of our natural world through visual rich stories about outdoor features in our Salish Sea region. We now (Nov. 2019) have 5 issues online, and a 6th coming in December 2019. You can see it at: SalishMagazine.org This has monopolized
Wrapping Up 2017
In last December’s blog, I talked briefly about expanding SEA-Media’s horizons to include significant ecosystem connections with our waters — even when it meant paying attention to the (shudder) terrestrial parts of our environment 🙂
Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
- Power from NW dams fell last year to lowest level in two decades -WA State Standard April 4, 2024Bad news for Orcas, salmon and humans too. Global warming is real and we are seeing it’s affects. Hydropower generated for electricity from Oregon and Washington dams fell to historically low levels last year, and experts expect it could drop further by year’s end. Eleven Western states produce up to 60% of the country’s hydroelectricity. […]
Salish Sea News & Weather
- 4/19 Dowitcher, No on 2117, orca calf, Arctic road, PFAS polluter pays, build 'em in BC, BLM lease rule, Deepwater Horizon, grizzly restoration, week in review April 19, 2024Short-billed Dowitcher [Dorian Anderson] Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus In breeding plumage, Short-billed Dowitchers are lovely orange, brown, and golden shorebirds with chunky bodies and very long bills (despite the name). Look for them in wetlands across North America, from coastal mudflats to sewage ponds and flooded fields. (All About Birds) Today's top story in Salish […]