College of the Atlantic and ASC Join Forces

College of the Atlantic and ASC Join Forces

Principal Investigator Abigail Barrows sorting and counting plastics from a sample. Photo: Joe Klementovich A new partnership has formed to tackle microplastic pollution in oceans, lakes, and rivers around the globe through expanded scientific exploration. The College...
Stranded in Paradise

Stranded in Paradise

By Carl BattreallASC  Adventure Scientist The crowded beaches of Little Corn Island “You, big guy, put on vest.” said the naval officer to the American a few seats away from me. He quickly, though reluctantly, obliged, strapping on the tattered, faded...
Walk with Landmark

Walk with Landmark

By: Eli AllanASC Landmark Crew “With each step we feel the pulse of the land. Echoes of the great herds that once roamed the high plains. We are the Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation: Landmark Crew.”Landmark crews collect wildlife data year-round...
Looking for Microplastics in the Big Island Backcountry

Looking for Microplastics in the Big Island Backcountry

Heading upstream in the Waimanu Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. Photo by Plastic Tides From Christian Shaw of Plastic Tides:We hiked into a remote valley on the Muliwai Trail, known as the toughest hike in all of Hawaii. Over the course of 3 days we hiked a total...
Watery Thoughts of Prairie Past and Present

Watery Thoughts of Prairie Past and Present

By Aline LittLandmark crew member These rolling, golden, bison-tracked plains used to be part of an ocean.One hundred million years ago, the Great Plains lay submerged under a shallow, temperate, inland sea that spanned from the present-day Gulf of Mexico up to the...