tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59097172011-04-21T20:04:42.767-07:00Baja California & the Sea of Cortezannotated links to the best of baja online. edited by jon christensen. to e-mail your suggestions, click on the link below. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069356061509072012003-12-05T10:04:00.000-08:002003-12-05T10:05:50.016-08:00LINKS TO GROUPS WORKING IN BAJA AND THE SEA OF CORTEZ AND WEB SITES WITH USEFUL INFORMATION
If you have any suggestions for links that should be added to this list, please let us know. Thanks!Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069354837072161212003-12-05T09:00:00.000-08:002004-01-10T22:42:43.026-08:00The Sea of Cortez Expedition and Education Project is a team of scientists, a writer and photographer embarking March 11 from Monterey on voyage retracing the expedition that John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts made to the Sea of Cortez in 1940 and chronicled in the book Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research and later published as The Log from the Sea of Cortez. The new journey Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1071601145895994482003-11-17T18:59:00.000-08:002003-12-16T11:00:48.823-08:00Sea of Cortez virtual fieldtrip: Marine and Environmental Education and Research offers a Web-based tour of the Gulf of California, geology, geography, and biogeography. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1071023940823634742003-11-17T18:39:00.000-08:002003-12-09T18:40:33.306-08:00Bibliography for Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles Through Baja California by C.M. Mayo: Wow! This is it. El maximo. An amazing Baja bibliography online. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1071019479163624602003-11-17T17:24:00.000-08:002003-12-09T17:25:25.460-08:00San Diego Natural History Museum Binational Expeditions: A team of approximately 30 scientists took part in a natural history expedition to explore the Sierra de la Giganta in Baja California Sur. The scientists represented multiple disciplines, including botany, herpetology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology, and paleontology. For 19 days beginning November 5, 2003, these researchers from Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1071018896281398602003-11-17T17:12:00.000-08:002003-12-09T17:27:33.973-08:00The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Gulf of California Expedition: From February 19 through May 30, 2003, the Research Vessel Western Flyer and the advanced Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Tiburon explored the deep sea in the Pacific Ocean off of Baja California and in the Gulf of California. Their web site has maps, a logbook, and descriptions of the researchers and their work. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069020690409064832003-11-16T14:11:00.000-08:002003-11-16T14:31:06.530-08:00ISLA, Conservación del Territorio Insular Mexicano (ISLA), "es una organización sin fines de lucro.... La misión de ISLA es la conservación de la diversidad de los ecosistemas insulares así como de aquellos ecosistemas marinos y costeros asociados a las islas de México." ISLA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is conservation of the diversity of island ecosystems and the marine and coastalJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069020321689685762003-11-16T14:05:00.000-08:002003-11-16T14:31:44.170-08:00Grupo Ecologista Antares "is a private non-profit organization, whose mission is to protect wildlife and elements that form the ecosystems of the area surrounding Loreto, Baja California Sur. GEA's objective is to work toward sustainable development of the natural resources. GEA runs many programs, projects, and activities to work towards this goal, including environmental awareness and educationJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069020093459499362003-11-16T14:01:00.000-08:002003-11-16T14:32:34.323-08:00Give2Baja is a campaign of the International Community Foundation. "To help create a sustainable and balanced community in Baja California, the International Community Foundation (ICF) has launched the Give2Baja campaign, aimed at increasing the level of philanthropy and volunteerism for the benefit of non-profit organizations and charitable causes throughout the Baja California Peninsula in the Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069019232001064912003-11-16T13:47:00.000-08:002003-11-16T13:55:21.353-08:00Pro Esteros "es una organización binacional no lucrativa de carácter ciudadano que se dedica a la protección y conservación de las lagunas costeras de la Península de Baja California." Pro Esteros is a binational nonprofit citizens organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of coastal estuaries on the Baja California peninsula.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068485471119808872003-11-11T09:31:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:49:07.246-08:00Comunidad y Biodiversidad (CoBi), Community and Biodiversity, is a group dedicated to promoting conservation and community development through participative and sustainable management of coastal and marine resources around Baja and the Sea of Cortez. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068484670412894262003-11-11T09:17:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:49:28.840-08:00Wildcoast is an international conservation team, dedicated to the preservation of endangered species and threatened coastal wildlands of the Californias. "Through community-based conservation, we are working to eliminate threats to ecosystems, and to develop reserves to protect them into the future," their web site says. "We are currently working to preserve over 1.2 million acres at the Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068484557570644582003-11-11T09:15:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:50:37.120-08:00Island Conservation is an organization working to protect the more than 250 islands of Northwest Mexico, which include some of the most ecologically intact islands in the world. They provide essential breeding areas for marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds and are home to over 250 endemic plants and animals.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068484142437986442003-11-11T09:09:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:49:46.996-08:00Ocean Oasis, a web site based on the giant screen film of the same name, is a fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds — Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068483743347391622003-11-11T09:02:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:50:03.386-08:00The Gulf of California Conference in Tucson, Arizona, June 13-15, 2004, "will pull together specialists in many fields, from geology to oceanography, and from paleontology to ecology. The conference will include both plenary talks (up-to-date, topical, summary, state-of-knowledge) and contributed papers and posters. Themes of the conference: Biodiversity, the Colorado River Delta, Conservation,Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068483550286321542003-11-11T08:59:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:50:20.980-08:00CEDO is the Centro Intercultural para el Estudio de los Desiertos y Oceanos also known as the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans. Based in Tucson and Puerto Penasco, CEDO boasts "20 years of education, adventure and research exploring and protecting the desert and sea."Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068483424387049752003-11-11T08:57:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:50:57.573-08:00Terra Peninsular "es una organizacion no gubernamental de formacion reciente dedicada a la conservacion de tierras particulares y ejidales de la peninsula de Baja California." Terra Peninsular is a nongovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of private and communal lands on the Baja peninsula. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068483279459655612003-11-11T08:54:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:51:13.746-08:00SeaWatch is an organization of private citizens dedicated to a healthy Sea of Cortez. "We monitor destructive activities throughout the region and communicate the data we gather to the people of Mexico, the U.S. and the world," says their web site. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068483123697982552003-11-11T08:52:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:52:34.823-08:00The Sea of Cortez on Planeta.com, Mexico's internet magazine, has a collection of pages devoted to the Gulf of California and a plethora of links. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068482947508412472003-11-11T08:49:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:52:19.340-08:00Bajalife Online is a tourism promotion site with loads of information and links. To quote directly from the site: "Fishing, Diving, Watersports, Golf, Romance, Eco-Adventure Tours... These are only a few of the fabulous experiences waiting to be discovered in Baja California. Welcome to Baja Life Online, the most comprehensive website dedicated solely to Mexico's Magnificent Peninsula. Our Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1070742289675170162003-11-11T08:47:00.000-08:002003-12-06T12:25:13.866-08:00The Gringo Gazette Baja's English language newspaper covers North and South Baja in two separate editions, each one publishing every other week. Both editions feature news of local golf, fishing, hotels, car rentals, restaurants, and tourist activities. The Gringo Gazette also gives the reader insight into living in Baja, as it is read and used by the large expatriate communities.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1068482818331259772003-11-11T08:46:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:51:46.450-08:00Discover Baja - Mexico Travel Club has a great collection of maps and other resources for travelers by land or sea. The club claims to be "the largest and fastest-growing club of its kind."Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-106593445521208462003-11-11T07:54:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:51:33.293-08:00bajacalifology.org features Archaeological News & Events from Baja California. Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909717.post-1069200754867334882003-11-10T07:12:00.000-08:002003-12-05T09:47:43.170-08:00Listen to a BBC - Radio 4 report on Ed Ricketts & John Steinbeck.
In 1940 two remarkable men, both with a passion for life, set sail on a sardine boat for a 4000 mile voyage. They left Monterey in California to explore the Sea of Cortez. Together they shared a gift of the gab, a keen eye for observation, a love of words and a reverence for all living things. One was Ed Ricketts, a talented Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184833820236720158noreply@blogger.com