Heal the Bay Blog

Shining the Green Light in 'Hub City'

Today’s guest blogger is Edward Murphy, secondary education coordinator at Heal the Bay April 27, 2012 Throughout April, as we here at Heal the Bay celebrated Earth Month, I got to spend time with my favorite students and community groups in Compto…
Compton, Ian Somerhalder, Big Sunday, cleanup, Earth Day

Get Ready to Fight for Clean Water

Today’s guest blogger is Kirsten James, Heal the Bay’s director of water quality. The federal Clean Water Act turns 40 this year. Water quality has come a long way since 1972 but we’ve still got a lot of work to do to ensure that our waters re…
Join the Taking L.A. by Storm campaign to fight for clean water

Schools Get a Kick Out of Recycling

April 25, 2012 Today’s guest blogger is Melissa Aguayo, speakers bureau manager at Heal the Bay We are in the middle of the second week of Chivas USA’s Recycling Competition in which Castelar Elementary and Glassel Park Elementary duke it out to …
Heal the Bay teams up with Chivas USA to promote recycling at local schools

Spiny Lobsters: Key to the Kelp

Today’s blogger is Dana Roeber Murray, a marine and coastal scientist at Heal the Bay As a recreational and scientific diver, I’ve seen the California spiny lobster ‑ an ecologically important species in our local kelp forests, as well as an im…
California spiny lobsteri, brittle stars, MPA, MLPA, Heal the Bay

Aloha to a Coastal Champion

April 24, 2012 Today’s blogger is Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s coastal resources director Last week we lost a local coastal champion, Joe Melchione, to his fight with lung cancer. Joe was a dedicated environmental activist, friend, and talented …
Joe Melchione, Malibu Surfing Association, Heal the Bay, Malibu, MSA

'Vampire Diaries' Star: 'Trash Sucks'

Ian Somerhalder, (The Vampire Diaries) appeared on the Good Day LA morning show on Fox11 Thursday, April 19 to discuss why he has a stake in protecting the planet. When he sees trash on the beach he said, “My heart breaks a lot. We tend to be care…
Ian Somerhalder talks trash on Good Day LA

Recycling Ambassador Translates Reusable Bags

April 19, 2012 When a multilingual metropolis such as Los Angeles wants to encourage its residents to forgo their plastic and paper bags in favor or reusable ones, it takes a lot of talking and translating.
Reusable Bag - Photo by Molly Peterson, KPCC

Ralphs Co. Supports Clean Oceans

To help celebrate Earth Day, Heal the Bay will partner with Ralphs Grocery Company to provide resources for Coastal Cleanup Day, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and a Heal the Bay activity guide highlighting ways to for kids to prevent marine pollut…
Ralphs bolsters its support of Heal the Bay's mission with a $25,000 donation

As Seas Warm, Essential Micro Plants Could Decline

Phytoplankton (a.k.a. tiny marine plants) produce half the planet's food and there are signs that their numbers are plummeting as the seas warm, according to a recent article in the magazine New Scientists.
Phytoplankton, Climate Change, Ocean, Heal the Bay, Science, Marine Biology

Rain Barrel Rebates, Get 'Em While You Can

What better way to celebrate the 42nd Earth Day than by getting your very own rain barrel? Harvesting rainwater protects the ocean from urban runoff and conserves potable water.
Get your own low-cost rain barrel and help preserve the ocean from urban runoff