Beaches

Volunteers pull tons (and tons) of trash from California waterways

2013-05-15 07:00:00

The Ocean Conservancy has run the numbers, and over the course of a single day in September 2012, more than 500,000 volunteers from across the globe collected 10 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways. The top three most common items...

Senate approves bill that would benefit L.A. port

2013-05-15 15:30:00

WASHINGTON--The Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would increase funding for port projects in Los Angeles and elsewhere, shore up defenses against Sandy-like superstorms and study ways to better prepare the country for more extreme weather events....

Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up

2013-05-08 16:24:00

Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...

A slow — yet energizing — boat to Hawaii

2013-04-21 00:00:00

LAHAINA, Hawaii — "Here, take this one," Elisa said, lifting an orchid lei from her shoulders and draping it on Laurel's. "Aloha." My wife, Laurel, and I were in the tender queue with Elisa, our "port shopping specialist," at Lahaina on Maui,...

Letters: Mother Nature vs. Malibu

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Re "Broad Beach, slim progress," March 31 Many of California's beaches have been steadily eroding for decades. With rising sea levels and many of the streams that once carried sediment to the ocean now dry, the beaches cannot withstand the steady wave...

On Broad Beach, slim progress on restoring sand

2013-03-30 16:10:00

Time was that Malibu's celebrity-studded Broad Beach lived up to its name. Not anymore. In recent years, punishing winter storms and high tides have swept away much of the 1.1-mile oceanfront lined with the multimillion-dollar getaways of such notables...

Watery wonder in Turks and Caicos

2013-03-10 00:00:00

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — Sixty feet below the surface of the aquamarine western Atlantic, my 12-year-old daughter, Maddie, glided gently along the reef, her arms crossed in Buddha-like meditation. To the left, where the sea...

The Right Side of Asia

2013-02-15 17:12:00

There’s no other destination on the planet quite like the islands off the coast of eastern Asia — where a vast natural landscape and pristine marine life offer ideal year-round outdoor activities like hiking, biking and diving.�Taiwan and...

Boys' soccer: Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings

2013-02-16 09:04:15

Taking her daughters to remote Australia to sleep on the ground

2013-01-20 00:00:00

NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — It was a terrible thing to admit to myself, but my teenage daughters are a bit spoiled. My own youth involved riding public transportation, taking bug-infested hikes, sailing competitively in thunderstorms and...

Sea

2012-10-05 10:37:00

Soothing and warm, with a rhythmic wave massage and muscle-melting vibe of maximum relaxation, beaches are nature’s day spas. A beautiful sandy stretch with stunning views and a gentle waves lapping at your feet is surely worth roaming half the...

SoCal Close-Ups: San Diego's North County more than just a pretty face

2012-08-19 00:00:00

Maybe you've always suspected that there was more to San Diego's North County than beach towns, rolling hills, expat giraffes and a walled kingdom of brightly colored plastic. But frankly, they had me at beach towns. I always figured the rest —...

tops this year's Global Retirement Index. To rank our winners this year, we analyzed 37 critical data points, and Ecuador won for the third year in a row. Flowers bloom everywhere, and not one but four rushing rivers bubble over rocks to feed the lush vegetation. In Ecuador, nature is ever present.

2011-10-12 14:29:17

An unexpected treasure was found underneath the sizzling sun on the beaches of the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) today. The treasure was discovered by Petty Officer Jon Moore during PMRF's participation in the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup Day.

2011-09-16 11:29:19

Finding a good deserted beach on an island known as "The Gathering Place" is difficult. My top choice is on the "other" side of the North Shore, west of Haleiwa away from Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach. The Hawaiian name for the spot is Mokuleia Beach.

2011-04-13 10:29:13