Seattle Aquarium

Installing a low-flow shower head (done), not showering daily if not needed, and using the valve on the shower head to cease or decrease the water flow when lathering up

It's the last day of the Orca Recovery EcoChallenge! Thanks to everyone on the team for participating, making this fun, and helping the orcas!

In the driveway, all of the water from washing your car goes straight into storm drain and systems that lead right into waterways. Having nearly no filter, this water carrying harmful chemicals can harm the marine and wildlife of our surrounding environments. These chemicals can disrupt biological functions of these animals, and can ultimately...

I'm quite familiar with my surroundings, especially since I've grown up in the same neighborhood since I was little. I think being familiar with the world around you is very important because it helps me notice a change or the environment slowly showing signs of damage.

Personally, I find that I don't eat as much seafood as the rest of my family, but when we do eat seafood together, we make sure to keep an eye out for where the food is coming from is if they are good alternatives for human consumption. My parents and I made a pact to not eat Chinook Salmon for at least a year, and longer if it's possible! It's...

I'm grateful for the rain today hoping it will bring more salmon into the Salish Sea for our resident Orcas!

The EcoChallenge is still on! Don't forget to check-in today. We all could use a moment of reflection, rainy day or no, so get outside for a walk, bring a bag and pick up trash, and remember that we can all play a part in improving the health of the Salish Sea.

Don't take showers everyday. 

I would find myself needing a disposable bag if I forget to bring a bag to the grocery store. Ways I can prevent that is always keeping a bag in the car or writing notes to myself, so I remember to bring them

CLIMATE CHANGE! It is affecting everything that we all care about, and everything we want our children and grandchildren and EVERYONE to be able to enjoy. It is urgent to commit ourselves to climate justice work. There are so many other pressing sustainability issues, but they all have a connection to climate change: The orcas rely on salmon,...