What to Do If You Find Marine Debris from the Japan Tsunami
During a recent trip to Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NOAA Marine Debris Program staff, in partnership with the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, examined the beaches for...
View ArticleGovernment of Japan Gifts NOAA $5 Million to Address Tsunami Marine Debris
A 66-foot dock sits on Agate Beach, Oregon. Debris of all different sizes and types from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan has washed ashore in the United States. (Oregon Dept. of Parks and Recreation)...
View ArticleDigging for Data at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium
This is a post by NOAA Environmental Scientist Dr. Amy Merten. The ShoreZone project photographs, maps, and collects information about Pacific Northwest shorelines, like in this view of Kruzof Island,...
View ArticleTransforming an Oregon Watershed, Once Marred by a Gasoline Spill, into...
This is a post by the NOAA Restoration Center’s Lauren Senkyr. The Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon is a vast, solitary, and beautiful place. Stretching out from the southeastern flanks of...
View ArticleWatch Art Explain What Kind of Habitat Young Salmon Need to Thrive
What do young salmon need to grow into the kind of big, healthy adult salmon enjoyed by people as well as bears, seals, and other wildlife? A recent collaboration between NOAA Fisheries and the Pacific...
View ArticleIn Oregon, an Innovative Approach to Building Riverfront Property for Fish...
This is a post by Robert Neely of NOAA’s Office of Response Restoration. Something interesting is happening on the southern tip of Sauvie Island, located on Oregon’s Willamette River, a few miles...
View ArticleRestoration along Oregon’s Willamette River Opens up New Opportunities for...
This is a post by the NOAA Restoration Center’s Lauren Senkyr. Salmon, mink, bald eagles, and other wildlife should be lining up to claim a spot among the lush new habitat freshly built along Oregon’s...
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