Category: Science & Environment
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‘Wind is coming’: Offshore wind energy nearly a reality
The impending arrival of offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine is top of mind among those working in U.S. and Canadian fisheries. It was also the subject of a recent Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) Lunch and Learn discussion where Wilson was speaking as a panelist. The public event,…
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Grassroots group seeks collaborative solutions for climate adaptations
If you’ve noticed milder winters, warmer waters, and a spike in sweltering summer days, you’re not alone. “Many, many people, hundreds of people, told us that they’ve noticed over their lifetimes that Maine is warming up,” said Dr. Cassaundra Rose of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.…
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Team researches socio-economic factors affecting the health of the lobster industry
“The lobster fishery here in Maine is one of the most extensively monitored in the world,” according to Theresa Burnham, a postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maine. One of the few aspects of the catch that isn’t constantly surveyed is the community of people that brings them to…
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Crab Command and Control
A California team uses science to predict the risk of whale entanglements and shut down the Dungeness crab industry when necessary in “near real time.” As the warm water Blob transformed the ecosystem in the northeast Pacific, the number of whales tangled in fishing lines along the US west coast soared from…
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Peter Raven on Plants and the Planet
Eminent botanist and ‘Hero of the Planet’ wows crowd at UCSC Arboretum. Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | September 2014 by L. Clark Tate Listening to Dr. Peter Raven, the plant biologist, environmentalist and author whom Time magazine named a “Hero of the Planet,” I found myself laughing in the face of…
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The Summer of Crazy
From humpbacks breaching by the Santa Cruz Wharf to an algae-slimed Del Monte Beach, Monterey Bay is a strange place these days. What’s driving the warmest-water summer on record. Published in Hilltromper Santa Cruz | 2014 by L. Clark Tate Aug. 13, 2014—Relationships are so complex. She’s hot when I thought she’d…
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Keeley to Head Sempervirens Fund
California’s oldest conservation organization elects longtime Santa Cruz political leader Fred Keeley as board president. Published by Hilltromper | July 2014 by L. Clark Tate July 14, 2014—Don’t you just love it when one of your favorite players gets put in the game? You know your team’s capabilities, you know…
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The Great Park
Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | July 2014 by L. Clark Tate Sempervirens Fund is gearing up to pull together a park so groundbreaking it’s named simply “The Great.” The Great Park is Sempervirens Fund’s bid to achieve its ultimate goal to preserve a fully functioning redwood ecosystem in perpetuity.…
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The Save The Whales App
The Spotter Pro app aims to reduce whale deaths in shipping lanes through crowdsourced reports. by L. Clark Tate April 15, 2014—Surely a world full of iPhone-smartened citizens can pool our collective brainpower to protect our own environment. With all that combined power, Captain Planet is sure to pop up…
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Ano Nuevo State Park
Published for Hilltromper Santa Cruz | 2014 by L. Clark Tate Charming and picturesque (almost) beyond belief, Año Nuevo State Park enjoys an embarrassment of cultural and natural riches. A quick 21 miles up Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz, the area feels remote but is steeped in human history.…
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