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Every restaurant should brag about serving sustainable seafood

January 27, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft 6 Comments

This past weekend my husband and I went on a quick trip to see the elephant seals near San Simeon, CA (more on that in future posts). On the way back we made a quick stop to grab some dinner at Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill in Camarillo. It’s a chain in Southern California that offers… [read more]

Filed Under: Sustainable Seafood Tagged With: fish, Monterey Bay Aquarium, seafood, Seafood Watch, Sharky's, sustainable fishing, sustainable seafood

Magical spirit bear photos by Jennifer MaHarry

January 21, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Visit the G2 Gallery in Venice and experience the magic of the Canadian wilderness! Photographer Jennifer MaHarry has done it again, she has managed to take another series of stunning images. And once again I must mention that I’m biased because she is a friend, but that said, these are some seriously amazing photos people.… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, G2 Gallery, Jennifer MaHarry, Kermode bear, nature photography, Pacific Northwest, photography, spirit bear, wildlife photography

Keep our oceans clean, pick up your dog’s poop

January 19, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Yesterday I was out walking in my neighborhood and came across the strangest thing…12 bags of dog poop lined up on someone’s balcony. Was it poop art instead of pop art? I know…even I groaned at that one, but seriously people, there is only one place where dog poop belongs and that’s in the garbage.… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution Tagged With: clean oceans, dog poop, dog shit, el nino, pollution, poop art, pop art, rain, storm drain

Searching for tree trimming answers

January 14, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Over the holidays, I made an unexpected trip to Atlanta for a family emergency. My sister fell off a horse and broke her right scapula and two vertebrae. Actually, the doctor used the term crushed for one of the vertebra. Needless to say, it was a super scary time and while she could still move… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Trees Tagged With: aboriculture, Atlanta, City of Trees, tree expert, tree trimming, trees

The recycling bandit strikes again

January 11, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

The New Year started with a reappearance of the recycling bandit. My apartment building has one recycling bin for six units and on occasion it gets really full, especially around the holidays when people are receiving tons of packages in the mail. But this shouldn’t be a big deal because the City of Los Angeles… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Recycling Tagged With: blue bin, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles recycling program, recycling, recycling bandit

Waves of gratitude

November 26, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! This is the perfect day to say thanks to everyone who donated to my Crowdrise campaign for the StartingBloc fellowship program. Thanks to your generosity, I will be going in February 2016 and I’m really looking forward to it! Also, thanks to all my Ocean Wild Things readers, I appreciate your support and… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings Tagged With: gratitude, holiday, thank you, Thanksgiving, waves

StartingBloc Fellowship

October 17, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

I have exciting news to share…I applied for the StartingBloc LA ’16 Institute and was accepted! It’s this really cool program that brings people together who want to change the world and helps them make amazing things happen. I had to fill out a lengthy application to prove my worthiness and I’m pretty stoked about… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something Tagged With: donate, fellowship, StartingBloc, support

Whale watching wonder – enjoying the experience!

October 4, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Yesterday I went whale watching for the first time in ages and couldn’t believe I had let so many months slip by since the last time. There’s just nothing like it, the anticipation of what you might see, the fresh ocean air and the wind on your face all makes for a magical combination. My… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: Harbor Breeze Cruises, humpback whale, nature photography, photography, whale, whale watching, wildlife photography

Read the book Global Chorus

April 11, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft 3 Comments

Today is an exciting day because April 11 is the date my essay is featured in the book Global Chorus: 365 Voices On The Future of the Planet. It started with an email from editor extraordinaire Todd MacLean inviting me to be a contributor to a Global Chorus, an anthology he was putting together featuring… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Writing & Poetry Tagged With: book, books, contributor, Earth, Global Chorus, hope, inspiration, Rocky Mountain Books, save the planet, Todd MacLean

California’s plastic bag ban on hold

March 12, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

I must confess, I have been avoiding writing about this subject for awhile. But in an attempt to face reality, here’s the deal…California’s statewide plastic bag ban is on hold. The plastics industry spent $3.2 million gathering signatures to overturn the new law and alas, California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that the referendum… [read more]

Filed Under: Imagine Something, Ocean pollution Tagged With: California, marine debris, plastic, plastic bag, plastic bag ban, plastic pollution, pollution, SB270 referendum

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