Getting the message out to know, appreciate and value marine life is her calling. - Dr. Jeanette Wyneken Congratulations go to our Executive Director, Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, on receiving the Blue Friend of the Year Award! She received the incredible honor at the...
“I think everybody has a voice, if you have the knowledge…I can make a difference and we can impact our oceans and save them.” Ryane, 11 Over the past three years, Ocean First Institute (OFI) has helped over 3,000 local youth discover the wonders of our ocean. From...
Guest blog post by Jeff Blumenfeld, founder of Expedition News and chairman of the Rocky Mt. chapter of The Explorers Club. Post originally appeared on Expedition News. You couldn't be much further from the ocean, and sharks, than Colorado. Yet it's here that the...
A blog post by Kaela Loriz, Ocean First Institute Communication and Outreach Intern. "This program showed students that nature matters, and that people fight for nature." - Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza Ocean First Institute's partnership with Costa Rican nonprofit...
Guest blog post by Christine Evans, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management program, Ocean First Institute volunteer, Boulder native and marine conservation enthusiast.This week is National Estuaries Week, and here at Ocean First...
Guest blog post by Marcus Parker, a recent Northeastern graduate, Ocean First Institute volunteer, and Colorado native with a passion for preserving the ocean.When one imagines Colorado's natural landscape the first thing that comes to mind (especially for those of us...
Six months ago, we started on an incredible adventure by creating a brand new youth program, the Ocean First Explorers Club, right here in the mountains of Colorado. This club was designed to not only encourage exploration and discovery of the marine world, but to...
Guest blog post by Dr. Giuliana Turi, a resident of Boulder and scientist who specializes in the impacts of climate change and variability on marine ecosystems. Check out her new ocean-themed blog, Sea of Wonders.Teaching local Boulder students this past Spring about...
Super Science Saturday with Ocean First Education was a huge success! Hundreds of kids stopped by our booth to learn about bioluminescent deep-sea creatures, as well as to test their ocean knowledge with some light-based trivia questions. We had a blast and cannot...