WaterNotes

Florida has been extremely rainy the last few weeks.  I have, subsequently, had to muddle through both my outdoor job as well as my volunteer beach cleanups with very soggy sneakers and at least two stolen umbrellas. On the bright side (despite the constant threat of dark afternoon thunderheads) I’m excited to report that the [...]

Every once in a while I get a chance to share my love of the lagoon with someone who can really appreciate it.. but for one reason or another has not yet been able to really experience it.  A good friend of mine, Eric, decided to meet up with me today along with his lovely [...]

One Ton Landed got a nice bump in the weight totals today with an additional 40 pounds added to the tally. (Unfortunately it was probably more weight than this, but I forgot the scale on my way to the site. )  We returned to the site of our Earth Day cleanup, two extra volunteers/teachers/nerds on [...]

We headed out this morning to a favorite spot of mine on the Banana River branch of the IRL system, Kelly Park on Merritt Island.  Its not a particularly secluded or wild area.  If anything it’s rather highly manicured.  But of all the teaching spots I experienced while conducting field trips this place never failed [...]

Ocean Conservancy released their report on marine debris from the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup, titled Trash Travels: From Our Hands to the Sea, Around the Globe, and Through Time.  The entire report is required reading for anyone interested in a snapshot of what is going on with our beaches and coastal environments. The top ten [...]

Using collected marine debris in art installations and outreach collages isn’t exactly a novel concept.  However, it is interesting to see various artists use the materials in ways that demonstrate some hidden truth about the issue of plastic trash.  GOOD Magazine, one of my new favorite online reads, recently posted about a pair of artists [...]

Today I met up with a good friend, and sometimes editor,  to do a test run for the One Ton Landed cleanups near Titusville. In our brilliance we decided the night before to bring out our kayaks and gear to try for a short paddle and sight additional cleanup spots (as well as look for [...]