life guard tower 26 - Ocean Park, Santa Monica CA
trash collected for 20 minutes
1.5 pounds
729.8 pounds total
COMMUNITY COUNT - Day 110
Logan Wallace, Santa Monica College student
trash collected for 20 minutes
1 pound
667.4 pounds total
THE DAILY OCEAN TOTAL - 1,397.2 POUNDS
"What is that?" asked Logan when we found this plastic wrapper. "It's a casing for kid's popsicles," I said. "I had to do some research to find out. I had no idea at first when I started to see them."
Garen and I had breakfast together this morning, which is rare during the week. We talked about preparations for our 5 Gyres research expedition over eggs and coffee. We brainstormed how to measure the nitrate levels in the seawater samples with out using wet chemistry on the boat. Please don't think that I know what I am talking about when it comes to nitrate measurements. I don't. Well, not yet.
That's the part that got me really excited about our conversation. I am about to learn a whole lot about the ocean, its chemistry, the tiny critters that call it home, and a crash course in all things involving marine biology. Just talking about this one aspect of Garen's research made me really excited to see what the next few months have in store for us. Learn more about our expedition here.
And visit 5 Gyres to find out how you can climb aboard too!
I love it when people join me out on the beach. But sometimes my photography for the day suffers from the chatting away I do with whoever has joined me on the sand. Today is not my best day for photographs.
A high school student took pictures of a beach cleanup with me a couple of times this year. I am sure Amelia's photos are better than mine on a good day. And I hope that she grabs some friends to come along to the TEENS TURNING GREEN CONFERENCE that is happening later this month.
SAT. FEB. 26
LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE, LITTLE THEATER
1600 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90047
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
My friend Mark is the creator of The Bait Tank, which if you haven't seen one, please go take a look on his web page now! In a nut shell, it is the coolest way to keep cigarette butts off of the street, out of storm drains, our rivers and the ocean while saving fish.
HE WILL BE GIVING ONE LUCKY PERSON A FREE FLIP CAMERA JUST FOR A 30 SEC. SURVEY!!
Surfrider's e-newsletter SOUP just came out for the week which included an article about
"Also, of all the items recovered – including a keyboard, a conveyor belt and a soup ladle – volunteers report finding three items most often. Cigarette butts, Styrofoam and other plastics have been the most common pieces of trash found on San Diego beaches for the last five years."
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