We’ve added photos from this year’s Coastal Cleanup to our Flickr photo album. You can browse through the photos here. And the data is in! Over six thousand volunteers picked up over 300,000 pounds of garbage along 167 miles of coastline.
Sea turtle Hatchlings Follow the Brightest Light
This bittersweet story of a romantic marriage proposal with unintended consequences for marine life, is a good illustration of why Paso Pacifico Turtle Rangers have custom-designed red lights on their solar FLAP bags from the Portable Light Project. A romantic …
Saturday’s Successful Coastal Cleanup
Volunteers hard at work in Ostional Starting early in the morning, thousands of volunteers joined us in our efforts to protectNicaragua’s waterways for the International Coastal Cleanup Day, an annual event organized by the Ocean Conservancy. Our volunteers worked along the …
Midway Journey
The MIDWAY media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. The Midway Trash-a-Thon illustrates the importance of cleaning up our waterways. Watch this video of two members of the Midway Journey project …
September 19th: Get Read to Cleanup the Coastline
“Limpieza Internacional de Costas” Nicaragua 2009 PROGRAMA 6:00a.m. – Salida de Managua 9:00 a.m. Llegada a San Juan del Sur 9:30ª.m. Palabras de apertura y agradecimiento Alcalde de la Municipalidad de San Juan del Sur, Jorge Sánchez. 9:45ª.m. Palabras de …
Noche Tropical
Event to benefit Central American forests, wildlife Noche Tropical September 11th Brooks Restaurant Ventura, CA We’re in the news at the Ventura County Star: Local wines, a Latin-inspired meal and stories from the tropics will highlight Noche Tropical, a fundraiser …
Clinton Global Initiative
We look forward to attending the Clinton Global Initiative later this month where we’ll be recognized for our work empowering women and supporting sustainable agriculture. A relatively young organization founded by women, we launched our environmental programs in communities throughout …
Partners in Conservation Education
We’re pleased to be joining forces with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Leon (UNAN-Leon) in Nicaragua. We’ll be working together to do conservation work, conduct research, and provide internship opportunities for students. To celebrate our new partnership, they’re joining us …
September 4: Media Event for Nicaragua’s 2nd Annual Coastal Cleanup
September 4th, 200910:00 amRestaurant Cafe El Garabato An invitation for members of the press to learn about Nicaragua’s participation in the International Coastal Cleanup Day, co-sponsored by MARENA and the Ocean Conservancy. Cleanup day activities will take place along 12 …
Meet Ostional’s First Turtle Hatchlings in 25 Years!
For more than two decades, poachers raided every single sea turtle nest on the beach in Ostional, a small fishing village along the Nicaragua’s southern Pacific coast. Determined to change that, we came up with a system of incentive payments …