Check out the seat pocket in front of you next time you fly

by Emily Kelly

On my recent trip to Oahu for a Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative meeting, I picked up the Hawaiian Airlines magazine for some light reading. To my delight, there was a great article on the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), featuring Liz Foote! REEF is "a grass-roots organization that seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists." Regarding collecting data on Maui's reefs, the magazine quoted Liz as saying, "You don't need a PhD to make important observations and contribute relevant data." TOTALLY! Thanks for the in-flight inspiration, Liz, and let's all get out there and participate!