April 1, 2018 | Coastal Care

Coastal CareApril 1, 2018

The Magic Dolphin; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey With Orrin H. Pilkey

A lighthearted, beautifully illustrated children’s book that tells the story of two kids who rescue a stranded dolphin, caught in a fish net. The grateful dolphin rewards the kids by taking them on an adventurous, world-encircling journey, teaching them along the way about global warming, sea level rise, beach erosion and other challenges facing the sea.

Coastal CareApril 1, 2018

Celebrate | Photo of the Month

Abandoned Whaling Station, Whaler’s Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica; By Norma J. Longo

Abandoned Whaling Station, Whaler’s Bay,Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, – From “A Touch of Nature ”Series, is an image from Norma J. Longo.

Coastal CareApril 1, 2018

Beach of the Month | Features

Te Pito O Te Henua shore (Rapa Nui or Easter Island): a remote and mysterious place with rare beaches; By Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, William J. Neal & Adriana Gracia

One of the most remote and youngest inhabited volcanic islands in the world is Te Pito o Te Henua Island, or as more commonly known: Easter Island (Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua). World famous for its mysterious monumental statues (moai) erected by the early Rapa Nui people, the island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean nearly 3,650 km west of Chile.

Day: April 1, 2018

The Magic Dolphin; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey With Orrin H. Pilkey

Abandoned Whaling Station, Whaler’s Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica; By Norma J. Longo

Te Pito O Te Henua shore (Rapa Nui or Easter Island): a remote and mysterious place with rare beaches; By Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, William J. Neal & Adriana Gracia

SAF Video

Beach of the Month

Photo of the Month

Plastic Pollution

Sand Wars – United Nations-GEA

Sand Mining Detrimental Effects

The World’s Beaches

Coastal Care Junior

NASA – Fly along with NASA’s fleet of Earth science missions and observe Earth from a global perspective in an immersive, 3-D environment.