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Earth Week: Action Item 1: consider your trash, recycling, and compost. To help this Earth Week let's rethink what we buy, such as buying items with minimal, easily reusable/recyclable packaging, or items that come locally with no packaging! Some waste is impossible to avoid, but trying is better than not! Additionally, do you compost? YOU SHOULD! From a tiny at home compost to large city facilities we can all save our scraps and give back nutrients to the Earth. Comment your... composting tips below! . #Repost @brightly.eco . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #EarthWeek #Compost #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #GiveBack See more

This Sunday we want to send one clear message: Every time you say no to plastic you say yes to a cleaner world. . #Repost @yhanius . .... . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Plastic #PlasticPollution #EarthDay #EarthMonth #EarthDayEveryDay See more

So, this one hits hard for us. People thinking it's ok to litter because it's "biodegradable" is still LITTER. People should never leave their trash of any kind behind. Pack it in, pack it out, leave no trace, goes for our beaches too! Learn why bioplastics are such a problem... . #Repost @plasticsoupfoundation With an approximated 4.9 billion tonnes (4.9 trillion kilograms) of plastic waste sitting in landfills or in natural environments such as the ocean, it is understandab...le the search for alternative materials that, in theory, do not harm the environment. However, bogus solutions such as biodegradable plastics divert the attention from what is most important in the fight against plastic pollution: an absolute reduction of plastic production! It is important to know that these biodegradable plastics will likely end up sitting in the landfill for years if not disposed of correctly into facilities that put these plastics under the right conditions for quick degradation. Besides, there is a lot of confusion surrounding bioplastics because the term is used to convey different things. Because the different types of bioplastic cannot be easily distinguished from oil-based plastic, they often end up being mixed when collected for recycling, either in the plastic container or in the container for organic waste. This corrupts either the recycling process for plastic or the composting process for organic material. . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Bioplastics #GreenWashing #Plastic #NoPlastic #PlasticFree #PlasticPollutes #Litter #NoLittering #StopWishcycling

Do you know about Microfibers? These tiny plastic particles are entering every aspect of our lives and will likely be a whole new health concern for our current and future generations. But you can help! Learn more and make the change this Earth Month! . #Repost @algalita What are microfibers, and why should we care? SWIPE to see! .... #Repost @brightly.eco When switching to a more sustainable lifestyle, you may find yourself avoiding things like plastic packaged groceries and beauty products. But how about your wardrobe? . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Microfibers #TheMoreYouKnow #Plastic #PlasticPollutes #NeverStopLearning #EarthMonth #ProtectWhatYouLove #NewWardrobe See more

We are loving all that you are doing for Earth Month! Keep it up! If you may be newer to the earth friendly sustainable green movement, we love this post to help you identify "green washing." It is important to think critically, and identify products that may not be as "green" as they appear. . #Repost @climatejournalproject How can we identify and avoid greenwashing? It’s not always easy, but here we give you a few tips that you can follow to try and identify greenwashing ...Read more about this topic from our friends at @easyecotips on our blog on Medium! . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Green #Sustainable #PlasticFree #EarthMonth #GreenWashing #ShopSmart See more

Too accurate not to share for Earth Month. How are you showing the Earth some love? ## . #Repost @randomactsofgreen Did you know Heart and Earth are spelled with the same letters? : onestep_greener... . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #EarthMonth #GiveHeart #Heart #Earth #LoveEarth See more

Happy International Plant Appreciation Day from our favorite coastal sea plant - our surf grass! Unlike seaweed, and algae, our surf grass is actually a salt water loving (needing) plant that flowers just like other land plants! They also provide a very important nursery habitat for coastal animals, especially young lobster and fish. We love this photo for the resilience and strength it shows! . #Repost @hiimjoe88 One last 6 Below image, having fun playing with slow shutter ...shots in the surf grass beds at Monastery beach. You’d get tossed every wave and hope to not land on top of any of the rocks, but it was a thrill seeing the wave action unfold underwater. #joeplatkophotography #waveabstract #slowshutter #underwater #surfgrass #colorful #california #baresports #atomicaquatics #6inchesbelow #subsurface . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Habitat #Coastal #California #MarineProtectedArea See more

Are you celebrating Earth Month? We all need some change after the year we have had, and so we would like to challenge you to make a change for the Earth. First step, and a relatively easy step, is to stop buying plastic, finish what you have, and then find another amazing product that is more environmentally friendly. . Do you know over 1 billion toothpaste tubes are thrown into our landfill ever year? Many toothpaste tubes are not recyclable, or too many people don't take t...he time to clean their recyclables that they "wishcycle" them, but they ultimately end up in the landfill. We recommend trying tooth tabs (chewable toothpaste - great for traveling)! There are now many on the market! . #Repost @zeroxplastic How do you start the zero waste process? By slowly working through all the supplies you have before buying anything new. When you're ready to make purchases, research the company, are they doing their part for the environment? Where is their product made? If it was produced or manufactured far away, can you find it local? If not, isn't the company at least fair trade and grown sustainably? Lastly, what is it packaged in? Are there any plastic components? The idea is to avoid contributing ANY materials to landfill, while using recycling as a last resort. Whenever possible, use your OWN bags or containers as packaging, or find packaging that is compostable, like paper or cardboard. I would love to know what you say in the comments . Art by @ajtheillustrator Text by @zerowastecalifornia #eco #plasticfree #ecology #plastic #plasticpollution #ecosystem #ecoliving #ecodesign #plastics #plasticfreeliving #ecological #plasticsucks #plasticocean #plasticart #plasticpollutes #plasticbeach #noplastics #noplasticplease #LagunaOceanFoundation

San Diego Dorid video donated by one of our new summer interns! What a great clip! Diaulula sandiegensis can be found in our intertidal zone searching for its favorite food - SPONGES! . @melaniealbertt Thank you! . .... . #LagunaOceanFoundation #Tidepool #Tidepools #Nudibranch #Nudis #Intertidal #MarineProtectedArea #ProtectWhatYouLove See more

@jhenneu has created a few of these "Black Environmentalists" lists, and so we want to highlight that there are people all over the world doing the work to make it better for all of us. Learn these names, learn more, and share! . #Repost Comment more below .... #LagunaOceanFoundation #Environment #Environmentalists #DoTheWork #MakeTheChange #Science #Diversity #LearnFromEachOther See more

Have you ever seen a tardigrade? A water bear? Look at this little one go! . #Repost @my.microscopic.world This was one of my most popular clips of 2020. The tiny disco dancer is a tardigrade illuminated with polarized light which makes the muscle strands glow in bright colors ... If you want to see more tardigrades and learn a bit about them I made a narrated video a few weeks ago. You can find it in HD on my YouTube channel ‘My Microscopic World.' . This clip is as always filmed through my fantastic BA310E @moticeurope microscope with an iPhone mounted with a @ilabcam adapter. . #science #biology #microscopy #underthemicroscope #nature #microworld #tardigrade #microscope #magnification #scienceandtechnology #microscopic #microorganism #waterbear #colors #microbiology #education #lagunaoceanfoundation See more

Earth Month is about learning, changing our behavior, and making a difference. Whether you see the changes of our Earth locally or abroad, we promise you it is changing. We encourage you to change a habit, become more sustainable, and talk to those around you. The Earth needs our help. . #Repost @zerowasteworldwide This is how the arctic ocean has changed in the last 100 years because of the pollution produced by humans. How do people still not believe in climate change?... We have to change our habits and it has to be now!!! . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #EarthMonth #PositiveChange #Green #Sustainable #ProtectWhatYouLove ### See more

This photo by @jennimakeswaves just gave us all the feels, we had to share. Our coastline is something to behold. Thank you for sharing this with us! . #Repost patience is more than simply learning to wait. It is having learned what is worth your time. ... quote by: @jmstormquotes . #agameoftones #seaartistshub #artofswell #allthingsorangecounty #lagunabeach #saltwatertherapy #justgoshoot #surf #surfphoto #sunsetphotography #waveart #waves #coastalwatch #exploremore #welivetoexplore #lightchaser #sunsets_captures #madeofocean #LagunaOceanFoundation #MarineProtectedArea See more

Gooseneck Barnacles often spark imaginative nicknames from visitors. We have heard names such as "Turtle Flippers," "Dinosaur Teeth," and a variety of alien names. They may not look like our other barnacles, but they still are important for our tidepools as they provide micro habitats and change water flow which can be important for our tiniest organisms. Have you ever seen them? . . . #LagunaOceanFoundation #GooseneckBarnacles #Barnacles #Tidepools #MarineProtectedArea #FunnyNames #Explore #ProtectWhatYouLove

This has been a historical year, one that will go down in history, but today, for the first time ever, we will have a female Vice President and the first Black and Asian American Vice President. TODAY we make American history. Welcome Madame Vice President Kamala Harris! . We encourage you to live in the moment today. Your grandchildren will ask you about this day. Remember it. We don't often know a days importance until it has passed, but today we know. . .... . #LagunaOceanFoundation #VicePresident #MadameVicePresident #KamalaHarris #California #BIPOC #BLM #Equality #Historical See more

"The time is always right to do what is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by truly internalizing his words and knowing/learning that we still have a lot of work to do to make this country fair and just. We must never be silent about things that matter. Doing what is right is often not easy. Today is our day of service to our fellow humans, especially those of color, but let it not only be today. ... #LagunaOceanFoundation #LagunaBeach #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #Doctor #NeverForget