Winter Surf
(first published with The Ocean Foundation https://oceanfdn.org/winter-surf/) Winter surf. Dawn Patrol. Air temp – 48°. Sea temp – 56°. I wriggle quickly into my wetsuit, cold air saps the warmth […]
Category Archives: Oceans
How Ocean Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide
This blog first appeared in Newswatch: National Geographic How Ocean Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide By Catharine Cooper and Mark Spalding It’s hard to imagine anyone who has not been […]
Some thoughts on the Sea
Some thoughts on the sea … Before us. Beneath us. Beyond us. The constancy. The changeability. The sea. We sit on the edge of the great Pacific Ocean, a community […]
Summer Arrives with Crowds & Sweetness
Everybody who loves summer, clap your hands! Can you hear the pounding echo of joyous palm-smacking up the canyon walls? School is out, the weather has turned warm, and June […]
Reversing the Course of Extinction
The last fallen mahogany would lie perceptibly on the landscape, and the last black rhino would be obvious in its loneliness, but a marine species may disappear beneath the waves […]
Japan Disaster Reminds Us to Protect the Ocean
Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we […]
Ocean Protection is a Vital Cause
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. —Jacques Cousteau It all starts with the first touch of ocean water. Whether it’s a […]
A ‘Day at the Office’ in Baja
Magic has never happened for me inside a cubicle or when face-planted in front of my computer (although I am an admitted digital junkie). For those of you who know […]
More Fallout From the Spill
The air is heavy and cool with June fog that’s layered in along the coastline. Buster and I wander early before the dog police arrive to ticket us off the […]
The Art of Paddle
If you happened to be on Main Beach Monday watching the four stand-up paddle boarders near the reef, and you happened to watch one of the paddle boarders inadvertently catch […]
