Coastal Job: Mudflat Guide

Veteran guide Heiko Campen helps visitors to the Wadden Sea safely explore a vast muddy landscape.

Apr 28, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Mothering Mozambique’s Mangroves Back to Life

Villagers along the Limpopo River are restoring an estuary and securing their food supply, one mangrove at a time.

Apr 21, 2022 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes

Trouble on the Half Shell

Scientists have discovered a mystery parasite—what will it mean for the future of Washington’s oysters?

Apr 14, 2022 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes

Coastal Job: Fly Fishing Guide

Triston Chaney helps visitors find the best fish—and dodge hungry bears—in Alaska’s Bristol Bay area.

Mar 25, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

From Fish Waste to Community Wealth

A grassroots project in India is turning fish guts that once polluted beaches into a useful commodity.

Mar 17, 2022 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes

Coastal Job: Jade Carver

Justin Barrett dives for jade and sculpts it into objects inspired by the natural world.

Feb 25, 2022 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

How to Plant Millions of Oysters in a Day

Conservationists and community members collaborate on an ambitious project to revive oysters in a Chesapeake Bay tributary.

Feb 17, 2022 | 1,700 words, about 9 minutes

Coastal Job: Creator of Indigenous Public Artwork

Crystal Kaakeeyáa Worl brings her Tlingit-Athabascan artistic sensibilities to the urban spaces of southeast Alaska.

Jan 28, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes