by Adventure Scientists | Aug 22, 2017 | adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, snow
By: Victoria Ortiz Are some people more prone to accepting change? Changing something requires a level of risk. It means venturing into a new territory where things are outside of your control and relying on one’s skills, creativity, and optimism to succeed....
by Adventure Scientists | Jul 11, 2017 | adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, conservation, freshwater microplastics, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, research
By: Emma Bode Each year, 8,000,000 tons of plastic enter marine environments*. An astonishing 80% of this plastic comes from terrestrial sources. Among this plastic are tiny plastic fragments and fibers, five millimeters or smaller, known as microplastics. How are...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 28, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, climbing, collect, conservation, freshwater microplastics, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, southeast asia, Thailand
By: Emma Bode and Muy Lim After wandering through lively and vibrant local markets, we are convinced that Southeast Asia is a snacking mecca. Left to right: Muy with fried ice cream rolls, fried sesame balls, Emma with pineapple rice in a pineapple, and traditional...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 14, 2017 | adventurer spotlight, freshwater microplastics, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, Rivers
By: Emma Bode Adventure Scientist Emma Bode has collected microplastic water samples around the world, including in her own backyard of Bozeman, Montana. She won our #GallatinSampling Instagram contest for best collection photo and will be receiving a Peak Design...
by Adventure Scientists | Sep 14, 2016 | adventure science, adventurers and scientists for conservation, citizen science, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, microplastics, montana
By Adventure Scientists Staff Guy Alsentzer and Kelsey Brasseur, our Microplastics Program Manager, train a new crew of volunteers at Bozeman Pond. Photo: Jeff Miesbauer This weekend Adventure Scientists kicked off the second year of our Gallatin Microplastics...
by Adventure Scientists | Sep 6, 2016 | Gallatin Microplastics, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, whitewater
By Gerrit EgnewMicroplastics Adventure Scientist George and I looked upstream at Skyscraper, a rapid halfway down South Silver Creek, in the mountains near Placerville, CA. Beneath us was an undercut cave; we had been there for a while, scouting and fretting and...
