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The Black Mambas: The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
Head out on patrol with the Black Mambas, South Africa's first women-led anti-poaching unit. This anti-poaching team is unlike any other: they carry no weapons. Instead, they keep animals safe with frequent patrols and a keen eye for footprints, snares, and other clues that poachers...
Do you want to make art or do a craft with ocean plastic?
While I was doing research for Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Plastic (Lerner Books 2022), I discovered so many incredible artists using ocean plastic in creative ways. Monika Mira of More Responsible Living in Kauai, Hawaii is all about protecting the ocean through education...
Washed Ashore: Making art from ocean plastic
When artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi noticed plastic trash washing up on the beach near her home, she took action. She formed an organization called Washed Ashore. Since 2010, over 14,000 volunteers have processed 39,000 pounds of plastic collected from beaches. Together they’ve built more than...
Book deal: Washed Ashore
It's official! I have a book deal. Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Plastic will be published by Lerner Books in 2022. https://www.publishersweekly.com/...
Sioux Center Library ¿Qué ves? Art Ahow
The ¿Qué ves? art show will be on display at the Sioux Center Library from July through October 2018. If you live in the area, stop by. All prints are for sale....
