Microplastics 101: A Crash Course in Tiny Pollutants

With the arrival of Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, presented by Dar Stumpf & Clyde Reed, we’ve been talking a lot about microplastics and the damage they do to the environment. The nine breathtaking sculptures a part of this exhibit are made out of plastic pollution collected on Oregon’s beaches, and each one […]

Our Waters, Our Responsibility: Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to both humans and wildlife alike – they support over 3,500 species of plants and animals, and provide drinking water to more than 40 million people in the U.S. and Canada1. Spanning over 94,000 square miles of surface area2, these lakes connect several states and regions. Across the […]

Meet the Washed Ashore Animal Advocates: Sylvia, Scrappy, & Hugo

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… giant whale tail made of plastic? If you’ve been keeping up with our recent blog posts, you’ve already met Edward, Marigold, Clementine, Stanley, Giacometti, and Rosa. Here, you’ll meet the final three Washed Ashore Animal Advocates you can find in the Garden – Sylvia, Scrappy, and Hugo […]

Meet the Washed Ashore Animal Advocates: Stanley, Giacometti, & Rosa

Have you seen our Washed Ashore exhibit yet? Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, presented by Dar Stumpf and Clyde Reed, is an exhibit brought to life through an ongoing project to clean up oceanic plastic pollution that washes up on Oregon’s Pacific Coastline. Using the debris, the Washed Ashore team creates breathtaking sculptures […]