Microplastic pollution is a growing problem threatening all types of sea life. Natasha and Yonatan, two Ocean Wise Youth to Sea participants in Vancouver, decided to take action by applying, and successfully being chosen as finalists, for The Trident Prize. Running in parallel with Conservation X Lab’s Microfiber Innovation Challenge, the Trident Prize competition empowers … Continued
“Clean Coastal, Eat Local” initiative spearheaded by teens from Ocean Wise’s YouthToSea program A group of Metro Vancouver teens in Ocean Wise’s YouthToSea program have set out to address a number of pandemic-related issues facing our environment and community: the increase in litter on local shorelines, the drop in participation in Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, … Continued
Applications now open for Ocean Bridge 2021-22 Ocean Wise (March 1, 2021) : Calling all youth aged 18-to-30! Ocean Wise has launched its Canada-wide search for the next wave of 160 youth and young professionals to join the Ocean Bridge leadership and ocean service program. Applications are now open at bridge.ocean.org. Ocean Bridge is an 11-month program … Continued
Les candidatures pour Portail Océan 2021-22 sont ouvertes! 1 mars, 2021: L’appel est lancé à tous les jeunes de 18 à 30 ans! Ocean Wise est à la recherche de la prochaine vague de 160 jeunes et jeunes professionnels à l’échelle du Canada qui se joindront à Portail Océan, le programme de développement et de service communautaire … Continued
In a year chock full of unexpected challenges and surprises, Ocean Wise and its dedicated team of staff, volunteers and supporters found unique ways to adapt and rise to the surface in 2020. Below is a list of Ocean Wise’s Top 10 achievements from the past year, in no particular order, proof that our mission to … Continued
What is wish-cycling and why is it particularly topical around the holiday season? Tineasha Brenot, an ambassador with Ocean Wise’s national youth service initiative Ocean Bridge, explains in the article below. On Christmas morning, the stockings are bursting with seasonal goodies while perfectly wrapped presents are tucked neatly under the tree. Families are delighted by … Continued
Need a last-minute gift idea? Or maybe a new book to curl up with? Melina Stokes, an ambassador with Ocean Wise’s youth service program Ocean Bridge, shares her list of ocean-friendly reads for this holiday season. What a gift it is to indulge in a good book. Books have the incredible ability to transport us … Continued
Some good news to come out of 2020 as two members of the Ocean Wise family have been named among this year’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 by The Starfish Canada! Taylor Maton and Siobhan Takala have been recognized for their positive impacts toward environmental change. Takala is a current participant in the 2020 Ocean … Continued
With trick-or-treating on the backburner this year for some folks, a youth with Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge program has created a Halloween campaign to encourage people in her community and across Canada to “Trick or Trash” this coming weekend. Aileen Duncan of Ottawa has created the Trick or Trash initiative as part of her community service … Continued
Cayley Elcombe has called West Vancouver home for the past 11 years, after spending the first decade of her life growing up in Winnipeg. Her love for conservation and biodiversity on the North Shore led her to apply for Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge program. Through her year-long experience with Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge 2020 program, … Continued
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