Galveston’s cooler season brings migratory wildlife, including White Pelicans. Warming winters allow Black Mangroves to expand, raising questions about their impact on native marsh plants and the local ecosystem. Leading research scientists, Dr. Anna Armitage, notes mixed mangrove-marsh habitats can strengthen coastal ecosystems. So what do you think? Are black mangroves a welcome addition, or do they pose challenges for local species and marsh communities?
What might come as second nature to an experienced Captain could be super interesting to folks just getting into life on the water. It’s important for everyone to know the basics of safe boating. 🌊
Our new Boating 101 series, from Gulf Coast Kids, covers some basic tips to know before heading out for a fun boat day.
Watch our first episode: “What to Check Before You Leave the Dock and Navigation 101”, and stay tuned for more boating tips coming soon! ⚓
For thousands of years, Indigenous tribes thrived around Galveston before European powers recognized its strategic importance. Pirates later shaped its early identity, and it grew into a center of trade influenced by war, slavery, and freedom. After the Civil War, Galveston flourished through immigration, education, and growth. Learn more about Galveston’s incredible story on our Instagram! @[email protected]
As kids head back to school, the sky and sea are full of lessons.
The Perseids lit up our nights, brown shrimp are returning to Gulf estuaries, and soon the Flower Garden Banks will bloom with a mass coral spawning—nature’s own classroom in session. Here’s to a year of curiosity and wonder!
☎️️ Ring ring! The ocean called. It wants its biodiversity back
World leaders are having a nice time in Nice, where they’re supposed to be ratifying a treaty that would protect our oceans.
We’re asking them to answer the call, and meet the deadline they set themselves. We need at least 60 countries to make the treaty law to make it legally binding.
If you want to help, sign the petition to call on governments to seas the moment and create ocean sanctuaries.
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/ocean-sanctuaries/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #StopDeepSeaMining #StopSeabedMining #oceans #UNOC #GlobalOceanTreaty #BBNJ
Ika Makimaki
Jessica Rosenkrantz