The unique partnership and mission of film maker/marine biologist Randy Olson and marine biologist Jeremy Jackson has been inspirational and informative for our field guide project. The concept of this changing standard for a basis of comparison parallels the ecological measurements done by HTH students along the shores of SD Bay.

Investigate shiftingbaselines.org to get entertained and informed about the problems facing the oceans today.

Below is Randy Olson's praise for Perspectives:

"There is hope for nature! Just when you thought younger generations have lost the ability to venture more than ten feet away from their Playstation 2's, the students of High Tech High have produced a field guide that not only gives a three dimensional picture of San Diego Bay, but also inspires with every page. It's a great presentation, with lively prose and sparkling poetry providing commentary on everything from scrawny birds to scatological sea slugs. This is truly a book that should be in the hands of every visitor to the shores of Southern California, not just to help identify what is seen, but to share some inspirations as well."

-- Randy Olson, Ph.D., Filmmaker/Marine Biologist, Director of The Shifting Baselines Ocean Media Project