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Seas the Day in February – Community Connections
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead “So that we are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson Seas the days of February […]
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New 2015 research reveals an ocean of opportunities
This is a guest post by Jim Hekkers of Monterey Bay Aquarium and Kathy Sher of National Aquarium Collectively, the two of us have been working in the aquarium world for over 50 years and have watched aquariums work to raise awareness regarding the threats facing our ocean. While we wish we could say that […]
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ISG+ New Project: Philadelphia Zoo asks, “Can an exhibit change visitor behavior at home?”
This guest post by Wei Ying Wong of Philadelphia Zoo is the first in a 3-part series on Philadelphia Zoo’s Innovative Solutions Grants+ project. They’re exploring a new way of evaluating long-term conservation behavior change, specifically home energy use, in visitors to the zoo’s KidZooU exhibit. As a conservation institution, the Philadelphia Zoo is committed […]
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ISG+ Final Report: What we learned at the NC Aquariums
This guest post by Windy Arey-Kent of NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is the final in a 3-part series on NC Aquariums’ Innovative Solutions Grants+ project, aimed at testing different approaches to engaging guests for conservation action at aquariums. This blog post is a look at what NC Aquariums learned as a result of […]
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Seas the Day in January – Get Inspired
“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” – Blaise Pascal “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea” -e.e. cummings With a new year beginning it’s a perfect time to get inspired by something. The […]
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ISG+ New Project: Climate change action? Seattle youth CAN!
This guest post by Eli Weiss of Woodland Park Zoo is the first in a 3-part series on their Innovative Solutions Grants+ project, exploring how teens in the Seattle area can empower each other and their peers for action on climate change. The Path Forward At the Woodland Park Zoo, we have been working for […]
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Tell a local story
The average person has 50,000 – 70,000 thoughts every single day. That’s a LOT of ideas to be sorted and dealt with! Considering the mental maelstrom, how can we make the complex threat of climate change seem worth not only thinking about, but possibly making major life changes to address? One reason climate change is […]
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Tell a wildly emotional story
Climate change is a big story. It’s such a big story in fact, it sometimes seems larger than life – and WAY too big to do anything about. As we’ve talked about before, it’s important to keep climate change real and tangible. One way to do that is to narrow the frame and tell a […]
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Partners for ocean conservation
Thank you to all our partner organizations for your active involvement in advancing aquatic and ocean awareness and conservation. Together, we are making a difference!We’d like to take this opportunity to send special thanks to our supporting partners! As 2015 appears on the horizon, we would like to ask all our partners to consider supporting […]
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Seas the Day in November – Rethink Your Habits
We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. – Margaret Mead Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles. – David Suzuki Last month we talked about reducing our use of electricity. That is just one […]
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