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 | Aug 6, 2015 | microplastics, river
A Puyallup River Journey Photos and Writing by Ken CampbellASC Microplastics AdventurerI don’t know my watershed as well as I thought I did. Although I sit on a local environmental education committee and work on projects for the Puyallup Watershed...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 3, 2015 | Gallatin Microplastics, microplastics, oceans, river
The issue of microplastics pollution is drawing national attention, and ASC has been at the heart of the discussion this summer, with both our Worldwide Microplastics Project and the Gallatin Microplastics Initiative featured in Outside Magazine, Yellowstone...
by Adventure Scientists | Aug 25, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, river
In case you haven’t heard, we’re giving away an Alpacka Raft! These lightweight, packable boats will change your perspective on what’s possible in the backcountry. Weighing only 4-5 pounds, they are tough and capable of handling rowdy water....
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 14, 2012 | boating, kayaking, river
Danielle Katz and John Dye, founder and co-founder of Rivers for Change, have officially begun their 1,900 mile, human powered paddling project. Beginning in January with the lower Yuba and completing the 111 mile trip down the Russian River in February, the 12 Rivers...
