http://blog.oceanconservancy.org/2014/08/27/talking-trash-and-taking-action/

Talking Trash and Taking Action

Posted On August 27, 2014 by Guest Blogger

This post was written by Ocean Conservancy?s Trash Free Seas Education
and Outreach Fellow, Emily Parker. Emily recently graduated from Elon
University with a major in Environmental Studies. She joined the Trash
Free Seas team as in intern earlier this year to assist in the
development and distribution of the Talking Trash & Taking Action
program and is now working to help educate the public on the issue of
marine debris as a Fellow. While not at Ocean Conservancy, you can find
her hunting down the best food in Washington, D.C. and escaping to
saltwater and sand whenever she can.

No matter what the cause, empowering students and youth to make a
difference in the world through volunteerism always inspires me. It has
always been said that children are the future, and this couldn?t be
truer when it comes to ocean conservation. They are the next generation
of ocean stewards, and there is no better way to ignite passion than to
engage students in the ocean problems of today.