Dams: The Human and Environmental Impacts
For over 40 years, Patagonia has been well known for contributing in the fight to protect wild places through supporting grassroots environmental organizations, highlighting issues that would otherwise not come to the public eye, taking a stand on growing consumption and putting systems in place for people to be able to use products longer. In […]
Part I: California Drought–Protecting Salmon
NOAA Fisheries, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, water control agencies and private landowners come together to find ways to ration water for endangered salmon survival during the California drought. Visit the Inquiry Launch Module of the Physics TMA BlueTech Curriculum for curriculum connections.
Fishing Villages and Sustainability
We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of overfishing that could both revive marine life and rebuild local fisheries — all by taking less from the ocean. “When we design it right, […]
Salmon Cannon
Scientists from PNNL are testing a fish transportation system developed by Whooshh Innovations. The Whooshh system uses a flexible tube that works a bit like a vacuum, guiding fish over hydroelectric dams or other structures. Compared to methods used today, this system could save money while granting fish quicker, safer passage through dams and hatcheries. […]
About Deep Sea Coral habitat Video
Take a deep dive under the sea! Visit the Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the TMA BlueTech Grade Three curriculum for curriculum connections.
Over In a River Flowing Out to the Sea by Marianne Berkes
The great rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River―from blue herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence. Children will “slither” like water snakes and “slide” like otters while singing to the […]
The River: An Epic Journey To the Sea by Hanako Clulow
Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Salmon Stream by Carol Reed-Jones
Follow the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse. Against staggering odds the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean, and eventually struggle upstream to their birthplace again, to spawn a new generation. Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.