Individuals working to make the world a better place to live in

[Kingspoint]

https://www.opb.org/news/article/can...lastics-coast/

Researchers at the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre in the United Kingdom have identified the capacity for certain plastics to carry pollutants, including PCBs and DDT. These chemicals have been tied to neurological defects in children.

One cleanup operation that OPB checked in on, Ward and his 50 volunteers removed about 80 pounds of plastic from a 100-by-18 meter section of beach (picture a one-third strip of the length of a football field). With millions of tons of plastics reaching the world’s beaches each year, Ward acknowledged that the outlook can seem bleak.

[Kingspoint]

https://www.opb.org/news/article/ore...r-marchington/

“Here we are, No Name Cave,” said Marchington, as he hikes down a rough trail at the end of an almost unpassable dirt road in southern Oregon. He stops at a steel gate set into a small cliff face and leans down to pick up a beer can. “There’s always a Keystone Light trail to known caves. It’s one of the sadder parts of North American existence.”

“Discovering a new species is the Holy Grail of science,” said BLM biologist Jason Riley. “Neil is kind of a legend, at least in the biology world. They say every cave he goes in, he comes out with a new species.”

[Kingspoint]

https://www.opb.org/television/progr...-fish-watcher/

"Lee Spencer is a volunteer who spends his time watching over a unique pool, called the Dynamite Hole, on the Umpqua river that is a seasonal home to spawning Steelhead Salmon. He spends twelve hours a day at the river’s edge to ensure poachers do not disturb this fragile environment. His work ensures the salmon can finish their treacherous journey up river to lay their eggs so that the cycle of life can continue into the future."