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Category Archives: Environment
The Uplifting Power of Community
It can be all too easy to lose heart. There is so much wrong with the world one can quickly forget what’s right, but today I was reminded of the enormity of the good that still exists. Organized by @1stcreamiatwin, … Continue reading
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A Mystery Solved
Many mysteries wash up on the beach. A little over a year ago, I found a message in a bottle with a cryptic love note curled up inside, and on a foggy morning in April, I was surprised to discover a … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Instagram
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Making to Make a Difference
As I set out my containers filled with colorful beach plastic in preparation for the activity I had planned for the 3rd through 8th graders attending San Diego Area Writing Project’s Young Writers’ Camp in Cardiff, I stopped and noticed how beautiful it … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #clmooc, #marinedebris, #teaching, #writing, Making, makingtomakeadifference
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Short-Sighted Optics
For several years, I have been regularly walking on the same stretch of beach in Northern San Diego County. I know it well by now, but even so, each time I am there it feels like a different place. The … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Instagram
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On the Horizon—The Bay Model Exhibit
As I walk along the beach in Carlsbad, California, I collect and document litter that has washed up with the waves, was swept out with the run-off, or has been left behind by beach-goers. Many aspects of modern culture are … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #litterati, #marinedebris, Education, Instagram
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The Oceanside Pier—A Place for Everyone
The first Oceanside Pier opened in 1888. It was rebuilt in 1987, and my husband and I moved here in 1988—coincidentally, the hundredth anniversary year of the opening of the original pier. I worked at the newly opened upscale Fisherman’s … Continue reading
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Yuck!
I am mad. I am mad about the trash I found on the beach today. It was disturbing and disgusting. Fair warning! If you don’t want to be disturbed and disgusted, please don’t read any further. I have been upset … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #garbagepatch, #litterati, #marinedebris, #medicalwaste, #northpacificgyre
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Creative Forgiveness
On a recent visit to the beach, I picked up a least a dozen pens, pencils, and markers that had washed up on shore. It’s interesting how one type of trash will be present in abundance on a given day. … Continue reading
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Tagged #beachplastic, #creating, #creativeblock, #litterati, #making, #painting, #writing
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What Will You Do?
I have known about the problem of plastic pollution for a long time. Many years ago, my sister and her husband made me aware of the issue through their art. Judith and Richard Selby Lang collect plastic refuse from Kehoe … Continue reading
Del Rio’s Green Team Dream
When I walk at the beach, I often stop and scan the ocean out to the horizon. I notice the surfers as they wait patiently for the perfect wave, and I watch seabirds soaring overhead as they search for something … Continue reading
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Tagged #greenteam, #litterati, #teaching, #writing, #zerowaste, #zerowasteschools
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Write the World 