Survivor Canyon Ranch

My week of learning survival skills in the lap of luxury, for Men's Journal adventure online. It works, really.

Cabo Pulmo in Sport Diver

Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur is one of my favorite places in the world (you may have noticed I write about it whenever I can). Locals there have protected their coral reefs for more than a decade, with stunning results, scientifically documented. My piece about it for Sport Diver is now online.

Texas Conservation Corps

My article in the latest issue of Texas Co-op Power Magazine, about young people doing great work. These are great programs making a difference in the lives of so many people. Read it here.

Counting fish around artificial reefs

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (try saying that ten times, fast) is in the middle of a two-year study to analyze marine life around artificial reefs off the Texas coast. I've been following their work and blogging about it for Scientific American. After a long break for winter (or the sorry excuse for it that we had in Texas), they're back at work. Read my latest post here.

Tri-national shark research effort

Scientists from the US, Mexico, and Cuba are studying sharks in Cuban waters, hoping to find ways to protect them throughout the Gulf. I met with some of those scientists in Cuba in April, and here's the piece I wrote for Scientific American online.

Hill Country Weekend Getaway

If you're looking for a great place to spend a weekend in the Texas Hill Country, check out my article on Foxfire Cabins, in the July issue of Texas Highways. Close to Lost Maples!

The best diving in Baja

My piece for Men's Journal Adventure about diving Cabo Pulmo Marine Park, Baja's healthiest reef, thanks to the locals.