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...
by Adventure Scientists | Jul 30, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, microplastics, oceans, surfing
Story and Photos by Aaron Teasdale People have different definitions of paradise, but they always know it when they find it. When my family and I arrived at the untrammeled beaches of Popoyo, Nicaragua, we’d found ours. My wife, two sons, and I stayed in other...
by Adventure Scientists | Jun 17, 2014 | microplastics, oceans
Jordan Holsinger is our Scientific Manager and also manages the ASC microplastics project. He recently traveled to Monterey, California, to meet the participants of the Great Pacific Race, the first rowing race across the Pacific Ocean, and train them to collect...
by Adventure Scientists | May 6, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, surfing
From 9 to 5, Kira Watkins is a science educational publishing professional. But in her free time this landlocked surfer, conservationist and sea turtle enthusiast from Austin, Texas travels to find good waves and to volunteer with conservation organizations....
by Adventure Scientists | May 2, 2014 | expeditions, microplastics, oceans
Christian Shaw is a professional kiteboarder and avid waterman from Ithaca, NY. He recently graduated from Cornell University where he studied sustainability and business. While at Cornell he continued to pursue his passion for watersports and founded the...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 10, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, sailing, south america
Federico Guerrero and Laura Smith live on their sailboat, Quijote, at the end of the world in Ushuaia, Argentina. Federico built Quijote himself three years ago and now he and Laura use it to explore the wilderness in their backyard of Tierra del Fuego. ...
