by Adventure Scientists | Jun 21, 2022 | citizen science, conservation, expeditions, interviews, kayaking, Rivers, Uncategorized, whitewater, Wild and Scenic Rivers
How do conservationists speak for the animals and places that need protection? From gathering scientific data to storytelling, conservation has many tools to draw on. This summer, four women are giving voice to a river and its ecosystem by embarking on an epic 1000+...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 7, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, boating, freshwater microplastics, himalaya, kayaking, microplastic pollution, nepal
By: Gerrit Egnew and Kirra Paulus The moment when our boats first touched water – after seventy hours of travel – was intensely gratifying. This summer, noting that there was a dearth of data in Nepal, we sought to use our particular river skills to take...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 21, 2017 | adventurer spotlight, collect, conservation, everglades, florida, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics
Story & photos by Jordan Snyder and Martina Sestakova It was our second day out and we had over six miles of open water traverse ahead of us. We clawed our way directly into oncoming waves, wind, and a flood current as the elements battled to restrain us....
by Adventure Scientists | Oct 19, 2016 | boating, citizen science, freshwater microplastics, Great Lakes, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, sailing
ByJen Pate & Elaine McKinnonLove Your Greats Mission Leaders & Adventure Scientists One of the many shoreline cleanup crews during eXXpedition Great Lakes 2016. Photo: Frank Beattie On August 20 2016, seven sailboats led the way across the Great Lakes region...
by Adventure Scientists | Sep 6, 2016 | Gallatin Microplastics, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, whitewater
By Gerrit EgnewMicroplastics Adventure Scientist George and I looked upstream at Skyscraper, a rapid halfway down South Silver Creek, in the mountains near Placerville, CA. Beneath us was an undercut cave; we had been there for a while, scouting and fretting and...
by Adventure Scientists | Sep 29, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, kayaking, microplastics, oceans
By Chuck DomenieThe trip hatched in June via text. “Call me when you get a chance, I have an idea!” I wrote to Sandra, who was in Glacier View, Alaska, where she spends summers glacier and sea kayak guiding. Almost four years ago to this date, Sandra and I...
