by Adventure Scientists | Mar 7, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, boating, freshwater microplastics, himalaya, kayaking, microplastic pollution, nepal
By: Gerrit Egnew and Kirra Paulus The moment when our boats first touched water – after seventy hours of travel – was intensely gratifying. This summer, noting that there was a dearth of data in Nepal, we sought to use our particular river skills to take...
by Adventure Scientists | Jan 8, 2017 | adventure scientists, antarctica, boating, citizen science, collect, conservation, expeditions, microplastic pollution, microplastics, oceans
By: Annette BomboschExpedition Guide and Citizen Science Coordinator for G Adventures and Polar Latitudes Perfect reflections of Antarctica’s mountain ranges along the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo by: Annette Bombosch I will never forget the first time I...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 14, 2016 | adventure, adventure scientists, boating, citizen science, collect, freshwater microplastics, microplastics, Potomac River, river, students, Washington D.C.
By: Carter Cortazzi, Jamie Farrell, and Lola Bushnell At 5 a.m. on a very dark and cold Halloween weekend morning, our crew of intrepid explorers assembled at Georgetown University’s front gates in Washington, D.C. Freshly awoken after very few...
by Adventure Scientists | Oct 19, 2016 | boating, citizen science, freshwater microplastics, Great Lakes, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, sailing
ByJen Pate & Elaine McKinnonLove Your Greats Mission Leaders & Adventure Scientists One of the many shoreline cleanup crews during eXXpedition Great Lakes 2016. Photo: Frank Beattie On August 20 2016, seven sailboats led the way across the Great Lakes region...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 16, 2016 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, boating, microplastics, sailing
By: Jordan SnyderASC Microplastics Adventurer La Trappe Creek off of the Choptank River is just one of many beautiful anchorages in the bay to drop the hook and explore. (Photo by Jordan Snyder) We ghosted out of the Chester River at sunrise leaving behind another...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 30, 2013 | adventure, adventurers and scientists for conservation, boating, kayaking
Steve Weileman & The Ikkatsu Project Collecting Samples Across Alaska Steve Weileman, professional wilderness guide, and award-wining filmmaker and environmental advocate has teamed up with ASC on the Ikkatsu Project’s latest endeavor.Steve’s...
