Aerial photos of a riverbank before and after beavers.

Today is International Beaver Day! Celebrate nature’s environmental engineers. Beavers transform degraded, narrow streams into vibrant, complex wetlands by building dams that slow water, increase biodiversity, and raise water tables. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

A pesticide application sign on the lawn

A neighborhood stormwater drain

Pesticide runoff also occurs when those toxic chemicals are carried by rain or irrigation water into water bodies, contaminating groundwater, lakes, streams, and the ocean. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Runoff #Pesticides

First Nations Spring Salmon Ceremony

While Christians and Jews celebrate Easter and Passover, respectively, in parts of “Turtle Island,” many local Indigenous traditions acknowledge the coming of Spring, the time to celebrate rebirth and new life. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Springtime #TurtleIsland

Hot cross buns

Savory star bread

Herb-dyed eggs

Tomorrow is Easter, for those who celebrate—this year, go plastic-free! Avoid the plastic grass, plastic eggs, and plastic candy wrappers in favor of older Spring traditions; home-made sweet and savory pastries and/or eggs boiled with organic dyes. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #PlasticFree #Easter

Wetland Protection advocates holding signs

Victory! Florida’s new nature-based resiliency law protects coasts & communities. With nature-based coastal resiliency now state law, Florida has taken a significant step forward in building resilient, nature-powered coastlines. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Advocacy

Oil rig inside a smoking plastic bottle - artwork by Zion Santos

Plastic is also a major driver of climate change. The entire life cycle, from extraction, refining, and manufacturing to recycling or disposal, emits over 2 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually. #WetTribe #FridayFieldUpdate #FridaysforFuture #ClimateChange

Fingers uncovering microplastics in the wet sand

Plastic never disappears; it fragments into tiny microplastics and eventually into trillions of invisible nanoplastics. The smaller the plastic, the more easily it spreads through water, air, and living tissue. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #OceanPlastic #Microplastics #Nanoplastics

Oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and BP all spent millions since October lobbying the government about oil permitting, the ESA, specifically avoiding Rice's whales’ protections. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #GulfofMexico #EndangeredSpeciesAct

The Trump administration exempted the oil & gas industry from ESA requirements in the Gulf of Mexico, in a move that would void protections for whales, sea turtles, manatees, and corals threatened with extinction. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #GulfofMexico #EndangeredSpeciesAct

BP oil platform and vessels in the Gulf of Mexico

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) not only protects endangered species but also their critical habitats. Federal agencies are strictly prohibited from authorizing, funding, or carrying out actions that adversely affect critical habitat. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #GulfofMexico #EndangeredSpeciesAct

Recycling "chasing arrows" symbol with REthink

All plastics are recyclable. The chasing arrows recycling symbol means it's recyclable. April Fools! They are not. The symbol is a resin ID code, with #1, #2, and #5 accepted for recycling. Only about 5% of all plastics produced are recycled in the U.S. #WetTribe #Recycling #AprilFoolsDay

Data Center smokestacks and water source

Data center water cooling pipes

Many data centers are powered by electricity grids heavily reliant on fossil fuels, particularly coal and natural gas. Data centers also require millions of gallons of water daily for cooling, threatening water security in arid regions. #WetTribe #TechnologyTuesday #AI #DataCenters #ClimateChange

Rows of server racks inside a data center

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and the data centers that support it are placing unprecedented demands on energy grids, driving up electricity bills and complicating efforts to combat climate change. #WetTribe #TechnologyTuesday #AI #DataCenters #ClimateChange

A climate protester in a Wet Tribe rashie holding a sign that reads, "LIKE THE OCEANS WE RISE"

An oil platform at sea is venting gas with flame and smoke

A climate chart showing El Niño-related heat waves

Human-driven climate change, with strong El Niño events, is accelerating warming and breaching the 1.5° C threshold. Trump's policy shifts away from climate action and toward fossil fuels, worsening the situation. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Environment #ClimateChange #Advocacy

Three volunteers on the coastal ghost net retrieval team are pulling an abandoned net from the shallows onto the beach

Retrieving abandoned nets from shallow waters is critical to halt the continuous "ghost fishing" that kills marine life, destroys fragile coastal ecosystems like coral reefs and seagrass beds, and prevents the creation of microplastics. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #GhostNets

Floating ocean debris, like plastic and ghost gear, creates an unintended habitat in the open ocean that collects both marine life and invasive species.

Floating plastic habitats, ghost gear, and plastic rafting are breaking oceanic boundaries, and automated cleanup will not solve the problem. Ocean/coastal cleanup debris must be examined and removed without damage to the environment or marine life. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research #OceanCleanup

Nuclear waste site, Runit Dome on Runit Island within the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Runit dome, cracking concrete, and overgrown vegetation

A group of people walking on the dome during a recent inspection and research, documenting cracks appearing in the dome’s aging concrete cap.

Runit Dome nuclear waste site in the Marshall Islands is cracking, raising fears of radiation exposure, worsened by rising sea levels linked to climate change. The dome holds over 120,000 tons of radioactive debris. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridaysforFuture #FridayFieldUpdate #Research

In the midst of a dense jungle, three scientists are deeply engrossed in studying water samples beside a small, serene waterfall that leads to the sea.

We are surfers, sailors, divers, scientists, and activists on a hero’s journey to recover ocean plastic, restore habitat, and mitigate ocean warming & acidification. “We are not strangers separated by countries; we are a tribe connected by ocean.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

A research team in blue tees onboard a small boat observes a stressed dolphin swimming in the bay.

44 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore in Florida this year. Necropsy results are pending to determine whether the cause is environmental toxins and/or toxic algae (red tide). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday #Florida #BottlenoseDolphins #UME #UnusualMortalityEvent

Researchers performing water testing for Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) from the dock

A researcher examining a test tube during water testing for Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) on a boat on the water

Close-up of a gloved researcher holding two test tubes with water test samples containing harmful algae

Human-caused nutrient runoff, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fertilizers, sewage, and industrial waste, is the dominant driver of global harmful algal blooms (HABs). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #NutrientRunoff #HarmfulAlgalBlooms

"I to the world am like a drop of water, that in the ocean seeks another drop." —William Shakespeare (The Comedy of Errors) #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday #WorldWaterDay

World Water Day 22 March "Every drop counts..." written over a rippling blue water background

Today is also World Water Day, a United Nations observance day that highlights the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WorldWaterDay

A rewilding volunteer in a bright green shirt and bucket hat is planting seedlings in a coastal wetland restoration project.

A close-up of seagrass seedlings in the palm of a volunteer’s hand for replanting.

A close-up of green mangrove seedlings growing in dark mud of the tidal shallows.

Today is World Rewilding Day! Promoting nature recovery “rewilding” as a key solution to #climatechange and #biodiversity loss, by bringing together global communities to turn hope into action. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridaysforFuture #Rewilding

A volunteer crew gathering on the beach before a coastal clean-up

A coastal cleanup is underway with volunteers picking up trash

A close-up of a volunteer placing trash into a bag

We are surfers, sailors, divers, scientists, and activists on a hero’s journey to recover ocean plastic, restore habitat, and mitigate ocean warming & acidification. “We are not strangers separated by countries; we are a tribe connected by ocean.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

Thailand was and is facing a severe microplastic pollution crisis. Our previous studies have detected high concentrations of microplastics in the Gulf of Thailand's coral reefs, coastal bivalves, and major rivers like the Nan. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research

Village on the Nan River, Thailand

Pre-pandemic, we were performing research and cleanups internationally, which resulted in researchers trapped due to travel restrictions in far-flung locales such as Indonesia and Southeast Asia. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research #ThrowbackThursday

A whale fluke breaking the surface of the Gulf with the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the distance.

Deepwater Horizon polluted nearly 48% of Rice’s Whale habitat with oil, causing a population decline of up to 22%, making it among the most endangered species of whale in the world, with approximately 50 individuals remaining. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday

Silhouette of a man against the sunset planting a mangrove seedling in the shallows.

#WetTribe is preparing for a busy next two weeks of interconnected action days: from #GlobalRecyclingDay, through #WorldRewildingDay, #InternationalDayofForests, #WorldPlantingDay, and #WorldWaterDay, wrapping with International Day of #ZeroWaste.

A coral reef growing at the mangrove's edge

A nautical map on the deck of a sailboat in the mangrove

Researchers using a laptop in a coexisting mangrove coral habitat

CMC habitats serve as refugia for corals, providing canopy shading and nutrient availability that support greater coral diversity and precondition corals for future ocean conditions and climate-related stress. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MangroveMonday #Mangrove #Coral

A female researcher testing seawater at the water's edge

A water testing kit is in use on the dock at the water's edge

Seawater in a test tube to measure pH levels against color chart

Seawater chemistry within CMC habitats remains poorly understood, including pH, oxygen, calcium carbonate, and CO2 pressure, the influence of freshwater input, and the proximity of mangrove and coral reef sites. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MangroveMonday #Mangrove #Coral