by Wayfinder Admin | Jun 5, 2024 | Community News, Insight, Program Updates, Student Spotlight
Introducing the 2024 Wayfinder Society Student Mini-Grant Cohort Every year, non-profit Algalita, through the Wayfinder Society program, awards $15,000 in mini-grants to students aged 11-25 from around the world who are tackling plastic pollution and related...
by Katie Allen | Apr 5, 2024 | Insight
It was a typical Thursday morning. I arrived at the office and began sorting through a stack of envelopes on my desk. Categorizing them into piles, I came across an ordinary looking envelope with the return address of one of our long-time donors. Thinking it was our...
by Wayfinder Admin | Mar 29, 2024 | Insight
Join us for an epic evening at Algalita headquarters celebrating Capt. Charles Moore and our sister nonprofit, Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research. The Moore Institute Lab is on track to become the first certified lab to test for microplastics in drinking...
by Katie Allen | Dec 14, 2023 | Insight
**Photo: Charlie was the Grand Marshal of the Belmont Shore Parade this year and our float won best original design!! Creating meaningful human experiences has always been foundational to Algalita’s mission – and I intend for my annual letter to be no exception! I...
by Emily Wanous | Nov 14, 2023 | Insight
Earlier this Spring, Algalita joined the LB Reuses Coalition that formed once Upstream Solutions Board Member, Ashley Craig, moved to Long Beach and began partnering with businesses to encourage reuse in the community by simply offering a sticker that notifies...
by Emily Wanous | Sep 23, 2023 | Classroom Activities, Community News, Educator Spotlight, Insight
Meet the Visionary Educators Behind the “Plastic Ocean” Classroom Experience Guide Wayfinder Society is for environmental educators who believe in the power of collective action. It is an online platform hosting a robust offering of classroom and teaching...
