On Wednesday February 6, I had a chance to speak at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in a lecture series on the anniversary of Rachel Carson’s landmark book Silent Spring. I had my first experience with Carson’s book in an Environmental Ethics course in college. Carson described Silent Spring as a cautionary fable which …
This is the last part in the series of results from our water monitoring lab. If you haven’t read our watershed report, head over here and check it out. In this final entry in our series, we take a look at the San Luis Rey Watershed. Photo Credit Shannon Switzer, girlchasesglobe.com The San Luis Rey …
For years, shipyards dumped pollutants into the sediments of San Diego’s waters. Since the approval of the cleanup plan, they’ve been good about listening to our feedback on how to cleanup the problem, but they haven’t been good about listening to yours. The Remedial Action Plan, adopted back in March, set forth a strong cleanup …
Do you or someone you know have concerns about clean water in your community? Make your voice heard and get the tools and support to make the changes you deserve. San Diego Coastkeeper is forming a Community Advisory Council to connect us with local communities. We want to learn about water problems in San Diego’s …
Snorkeling for lures. That’s how I describe my childhood. I grew up near the McKenzie River in Walterville, Ore. That’s just upstream from Eugene/Springfield area. Every summer my brother and I rode our bicycles to the “beach” on the river a mile from our house. (Yes, I did just call it the beach. You see, …
Hopefully you all have seen our new and improved beach status webpage and smartphone app. If not, check it out at our Beach Status webpage. It has never been easier to check for beach closures and advisories. So, how does it work? The San Diego County Department of Environmental health is in charge of issuing beach …