Each year, Ocean Connectors is proud to feature a few of our partners who have just joined our network or who have recently expanded their support. It is thanks to their generous contributions, and the support of all our partners…
By Iyari Espinoza, Grupo de Investigación de Mamíferos Marinos Given its geographic location, Mexico is a refuge, resting, and reproduction area for several migratory species, from the small and beautiful monarch butterflies to the majestic whales. I am Iyari Espinoza,…
By Angelica Gastelum, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center Schools Coordinator As the demand for engaging, science-based children’s programming began to grow in National City, as well as around the world, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center quickly realized that partnerships and collaboration…
2020 is coming to a close, and it’s hard to describe what a year this has been. Unprecedented. Unusual. Confusing. These words barely scratch the surface of everything we’ve been through this year, as individuals, families, and even as a…
By Natalia Armenta, student at High Tech High Media Arts School By 2050 there will be more plastics in the ocean than fish. Sea level and carbon emissions will be at a breaking point. As we stare into the face…
By María Hernández Carapia, Ocean Connectors Binational Programs Coordinator To achieve the Ocean Connectors mission, we educate students about the importance of protecting migratory marine species not only in the U.S., but also over 1,000 miles away in the state…
By Frances Lang, Ocean Connectors Executive Director I’ve been deeply passionate about the environment for as long as I can remember. As a child, I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I always knew…
By Ted Godshalk, Director of Paradise Creek Educational Park Inc. (PCEPI) The salt marsh habitat in the Old Town neighborhood of National City was never considered important by anyone until the 1990s. While the storm drain system was designed to…
Birds are perhaps the most visible of all wildlife. If you stop to look out a window for a few minutes, chances are you will see a bird fly by, perhaps stopping on a nearby tree, roof, or power line.…
During the month of March 2020, Ocean Connectors was well on our way to accomplishing all our goals for the school year at every public elementary and middle school in National City and 19 schools in Nayarit, Mexico. As we…
