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Tribute to Volunteer Shirley Doell

Midway Atoll’s volunteer community lost a beloved and valued member on March 26 with the passing of Shirley Doell (right). Shirley’s deep-seated love of the ocean and its winged inhabitants started young. Her sister Kerstin recalls, “She learned to sail as a kid on San Francisco Bay in El Toros ... more

Posted: April 10, 2020 • Filed Under: Birds, Conservation, Education, People, Shirley Doell, Volunteers • Tagged With: albatross, bird counters, FWS Volunteers, laysan albatross, midway, Midway Atoll, Muav, Shirley Doell, USFWS

BETWEEN THE BATTLES

By Barbara Carr Whitman This year’s film MIDWAY has inspired Friends of Midway Atoll to unveil true stories, newly revealed and historical, in the words of those who stood watch, waiting for what most felt was inevitable. Descriptive language comes directly from personal letters, transcripts, ... more

Posted: November 1, 2019 • Filed Under: History, Life on Midway, World War II • Tagged With: Battle in the Pacific, battle of midway, Edgar Fox, Frank Dunlap, Friends of Midway Atoll, George Cannon, George Levin, Gooney Bird, Japanese destroyer Ushio, Midway Atoll, Midway Memorial, Midway movie, Pearl Harbor, pillbox, USS Saratoga, WWII

Ke Alanui Polohiwa a Ka̅ne (Summer Solstice Celebration)

written by Barbara Carr Whitman Ke Alanui Polohiwa a Ka̅ne, or summer solstice, was an occasion of celebration on Pihemanu, which means “din of loud birds” (oh so appropriate!) and is one of two Hawaiian place names for beautiful Midway Atoll. A group of volunteers  are learning how the Native ... more

Posted: July 12, 2019 • Filed Under: Conservation, Education, History, Life on Midway, News from Midway, People, Uncategorized • Tagged With: albatross, conservation, Hawaiian culture, laysan albatross, Midway Atoll, Native Plants, oli, Papahanaumokuakea, Restoration Ecology, seabirds, summer solstice

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Tribute to Volunteer Shirley Doell

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