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President Obama acts on Climate Change
Washington, D.C. Today, President Obama gave a landmark address on Climate Change. His speech outlined a new path forward on dealing with U.S. carbon emissions. Here is the speech in its entirety....
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Sequester is biting into bay program efforts
Black skimmers, an endangered bird in the State of Maryland, are one of the many species of wildlife benefiting from the efforts of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program Ocean City, Maryland. The following...
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Huaorani
Ika displaying a caiman kill. Rio Cononaco, Huaorani Indigenous Territory, Ecuador. Yasuni, Ecuador. The Huaorani are an indigenous people to the Ecuadorian Amazon. They inhabit one of the most...
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Bay survey measures community role
Sunset over Isle of Wight Bay. Ocean City, Maryland. Photo by Arlo Ocean City, Maryland. The following article was published on 23 September 2013 in DelmarvaNow.com – the online version of The Daily...
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Closure of National Parks impacts us all
Gogobot.com postcard of Assateague by Arlo Hemphill Ocean City, Maryland. The following article was published on 6 October 2013 in DelmarvaNow.com – the online version of The Daily Times – a newspaper...
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The World’s Top 10 Places to See Penguins
Travel Reviews, Tips & Ideas Naturally dressed for any black-tie affair, penguins unfortunately get few party offers, probably on account of their ridiculous waddle and that offensive habit of...
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A December in Bali
Rice paddies in Tegalalang, Bali, Indonesia. Amed, Bali, Indonesia. While snow storms are pummeling my home on the east coast of the United States, I’ve been gifted with the rare opportunity to travel...
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Two Days in China
Gogobot postcard of the Great Wall at Mutianyu Beijing, China. Something about China makes me want to take pictures of myself. I just spent three weeks in Indonesia and maybe appeared in a handful of...
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Clearing the waters of Chincoteague Bay
Captain Ralph Tarr scans Chincoteague Bay for marine trash ARLO HEMPHILL on THE OSPREY NEST | 8 January 2014 The weekend before New Years was cold. Not nearly as cold as the polar vortex we’re...
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Remembering my Grandfather
Baltimore, Maryland. My grandfather, Herman ‘Dinky’ Wockenfuss, died on January 27th of this year. He was 92. More than just the head of our family, he was one of the most important people in my...
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Tusky Business
Ocean City, Maryland. Imagine a world without elephants. I can’t. And neither should you. This timely segment aired on The Daily Show last night. We’re at a tipping point. More elephants are being...
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Indonesia
Pura Tanah Lot on Bali, Indonesia. Bali, Indonesia. Selamat pagi. During 2013 and 2014, my international travel was dominated by Indonesia. During these two years I spent a total of seven weeks on...
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New Book: Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Sea Mammals
Ocean City, Maryland. There’s a new edition to the highly acclaimed Lynx Edicions book series on Mammals of the World, and I’m proud to be part of it. The book Handbook of the Mammals of the World:...
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Manatee Encounter
Solider Caye, Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Imagine snorkeling through the gin clear waters of a remote coral atoll and suddenly a manatee appears out of nowhere. And, rather than taking immediate flight,...
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Blackbird Caye Field Station
Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Blackbird Caye Field Station is a remote outpost of science and conservation awash in a deep blue wilderness. Owned and operated by the Oceanic Society, the Station conducts...
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The Mid-Atlantic Advances on Regional Ocean Planning
The following is an update I prepared for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) website. The Mid-Atlantic is one of two US regions (the other is the Northeast) on track to deliver a...
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I am Wilderness. Revisited.
Frederick, Maryland. I’m excited to announce that I am Wilderness is taking a new direction – with a new look and a new online platform. The main page is now hosted by Tumblr and will focus...
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Dispatch from Atlantis
The 5 Gyres manta trawl in action – sampling for plastic in the central North Atlantic From 23 September to 12 October, I’m working with Greenpeace USA and the crew of the Arctic Sunrise to help...
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Half Day in Singapore
The rooftop pool at the Courtyard Singapore Novena If there’s one good thing about about getting older, it’s that you start developing (and heeding) a little travel wisdom. I can’t tell you how many...
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Remembering my Grandfather
Baltimore, Maryland. My grandfather, Herman ‘Dinky’ Wockenfuss, died on January 27th of this year. He was 92. More than just the head of our family, he was one of the most important people in my...
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