Media Items
Baseline, What Baseline?
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
Are Herring Runs Rebounding
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.
Importance of parasites
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
Future Ecologies
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.
Dramatic Rescue
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
An Interview with the Ocean: big questions, big perspective, poetry, and the ocean which is by far our largest habitat on this planet.
Mermaids
This Newsy 4 minute video article combines education, inspiration, humor, and mythology. May 30, 2022
The Art of Water
The concept is to create “a collaborative space to artistically display how we know water—all water—fresh, brackish, and salt.” And the web site does that with its organization as gallery of exhibits.
Secret Life of Barn Owls
“Wildlife Camera Captures the Secret Life of Barn Owls” is the apt title of a news story posted by the Capitol Land Trust.
State of the Salish Sea
The Salish Sea Institute has released a State of the Salish Sea report which synthesizes information on past, current, and emerging stressors within the Salish Sea estuarine ecosystem as well as a spectrum of ideas for science-driven management to sustain the Salish Sea ecosystem.