Kristin D. Zissel

12th November 2019

Baltimore Sun OP-ED: We can end plastic pollution in our lifetime

On average, the lifespan of a plastic bag is 12 minutes. That’s 720 seconds from the moment it is received at a point of purchase until it is discarded, having fulfilled its fleeting purpose of carrying your lunch, groceries, shampoo or new t-shirt on...

Baltimore Sun • 10th October 2019

Baltimore Sun - OP-ED - Climate change: stop talking and start acting

Here at the National Aquarium, we are committed to empowering more than 1.3 million guests annually with the common sense tools necessary to join in the fight to preserve our future. Small actions embraced by many people have the potential to create...

Member Magazine: National Aquarium WATERMARKS • 3rd June 2019

Watermarks Summer 2019

PUBLICATION: National Aquarium BLUEprint Waterfront Campus • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium Waterfront Campus

The installation of floating wetlands--made up of plants native to our coastal region--will bring the Chesapeake Bay within reach for visitors and students from our own community and around the world.

PUBLICATION: National Aquarium BLUEprint Materials Dolphin Sanctuary • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium Dolphin Sanctuary

More than 25 years of caring for and learning from the remarkable dolphins in our care have taught us so much about their unique welfare needs.

PUBLICATION: National Aquarium BLUEprint Materials Animal Care and Rescue Center • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center

The time is right to build a new Animal Care and Rescue Center in Baltimore's historic Jonestown neighborhood. From comprehensive animal care and rehabilitation...

MEMBER MAGAZINE: National Aquarium WATERMARKS Winter 2019 • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium: WATERMARKS Winter 2018

MEMBER MAGAZINE: National Aquarium WATERMARKS Summer 2018 • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium WATERMARKS Summer 2018

MEMBER MAGAZINE: National Aquarium WATERMARKS Winter 2017 • 3rd June 2019

National Aquarium WATERMARKS Winter 2017

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN: National Aquarium - Sea Change • 30th May 2019

Sea Change - Digital Campaign Manifesto

The ocean is within us and all around us. It is the air we breathe; the food we eat; the water we drink. It supports all life. It is a world unto itself; an earth-bound outer space, barely understood yet so often taken for granted. It inspires...

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN: National Aquarium - Sea Change • 30th May 2019

Sea Change - Digital Campaign

We have always needed the ocean, and now the ocean needs us. So much relies on your choices and the change only you can create when you act on behalf of the ocean. It is time for a Sea Change. Sign up to join our community and stay updated on how...

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN: National Aquarium - Sea Change Toolkit • 3rd June 2019

Single Use, Double Trouble

Each year, more than 8 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean, compounding the 150 million metric tons already circulating in our marine systems. Once they're afloat, plastics gradually break down, but never disappear, posing a threat to every...

AUDIO CLIP: A Blue View - WYPR • 31st May 2019

A Blue View - Atlantic White Cedars

Atlantic White Cedars on A Blue View - A Weekly Conservation Program produced for WYPR

AUDIO CLIP: A Blue View - WYPR • 31st May 2019

A Blue View - Marine Mammal Commission

For nearly 40 years, the Marine Mammal Protection Act has kept dolphins, whales, polar bears, sea otters and other species safe along American coastlines. However, this protective order is now more endangered than any animal it protects. Listen in to...

OP-ED: National Aquarium STEM Education • 31st May 2019

Baltimore Sun - Op-Ed: Raise Kids to Care for the World, Dr. Nancy Grasmick

During my tenure as Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, it was both a priority and a privilege to work with the Department of Natural Resources to create and implement the nation's first mandatory environmental education curriculum. Ensuring...

HAUTE MESS KITCHEN • 7th June 2019

Haute Mess Kitchen Sublime Savories

Haute Mess Kitchen Sublime Savories was an exploration-turned-extreme-extrapolation of one of my greatest joys: sharing excellent food with great people. Over the course of four years, I created, crafted and brought to market a unique brand of...

PERSONAL BLOG: SaltySourSpicySweet.Blogspot.com • 30th May 2019

We Climb the Short Rib Because It's There

So, I say screw it. I'm making short rib ragout anyway. Join me, won't you? This recipe came about in my favorite way possible; it came to me when I encountered an ingredient so impressive and fresh that I had to purchase it and come up with...

PERSONAL BLOG: SaltySourSpicySweet.Blogspot.com • 30th May 2019

Lobster Risotto for My Spoiled New Year's Baby

Hello reader(s)! Belated Happy New Year to you! Like many of you, I'm sure, I'm working on tapering down from a holiday season full of delicious but excessive dining and imbibing - and I promise I'll post something healthy very soon - but let's go...