Underwater Video Of Rocky Reef Near Newport
Inner space lander captures amazing fish footage off the Oregon Coast.
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Contemplative Filmmaking
Does every movie need a plot and a punchline? I’d argue that it depends on the purpose of the movie. As both an approach and a practice, Contemplative Filmmaking is a way of seeing. It’s an expressive form with a kinship to poetry.
INTO THE DEEP WITH ELEPHANT SEALS
Thousands of northern elephant seals — some weighing up to 4,500 pounds — make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mateo County coast. Marine biologists are using high-tech tools to explore the secrets of these amazing creatures.
The Highest Tide
“I learned early on that if you tell people what you see at low tide they’ll think you’re exaggerating or lying when you’re actually just explaining strange and wonderful things…” (The Highest Tide, Lynch)
FISHING NETS ABANDONED IN PUGET SOUND: FINDING SOLUTIONS
When fishing nets are abandoned, they keep capturing fish, marine mammals and seabirds. Decaying carcasses attract more scavangers who get caught in the nets. Small fish hide in the shadow of the nets, attracting larger predators who also get caught.
Marine Ecoregions of North America
A beautifully illustrated overview of the rich storehouses of biodiversity underpin our quality of life, our economies and much of our cultural identity. The photographs in this book are inspiring!
The Power of the Sea — Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and our Quest to Predict Disasters
When the sea turns its enormous power against us, our best defense is to get out of its way — but to do that, we must first be able to predict when and where it will strike.
Art in the Company of Science
The International Marine Conservation Congress (May 14-18, 2011 in Victoria BC) distinguished itself by incorporating art into the long days of technical talks by scientists. I reported earlier on a beautiful and moving song by a 10 year old who performed at the conference. A tall totem pole, a permanent part of the conference center
Eggs on the Beach
Of course you’re wondering what important creatures live on our beaches, yet are invisible to us. Eggs on the Beach premiers at the 13th Annual Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival, Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. in the Historic Lynwood Theatre.
Stormwater runoff: A flood of crud
Would we drink the water flowing along the sides of our roads and in our stormdrains? What’s in it anyway? Where does it go?
Laura James did a great job of highlighting these questions with some video showing some of West Seattle’s crud entering Puget Sound underwater.
Recent Media Articles
Ian’s Ride
In Ian’s Ride, Karen Polinsky tells an inspiring story of Ian Mackay learning ways to approach life after he had been paralyzed from the neck down. One of the things I especially liked about the story was how it focused on the process of finding solutions rather than dramatizing a negative view of the situation.
Our Oceans
A five-episode series, each one about a different ocean. The underwater video is stunning, and it does a good job of pointing out ecosystem interconnections.
The Accidental Ecosystem
Cities do, indeed, have their own ecosystems. These have developed over centuries of city growth, suburb growth, and other human impacts on the lands. This book added a new dimension to my understanding of how we are impacting nature.
Earth For All
Earth for All was published in 2022 as a report to The Club of Rome. As I read it, I realized that it was part of a “new wave” of literature about addressing our current global problems — a wave that was based on systems thinking.
Homewaters
I highly recommend Homewaters — for the way it introduces the components of the Puget Sound ecosystem, but especially for how it weaves the various parts together.