Clallam County Beach Watchers
2009 VOLUNTEER TRAINING BEGINS SOON!
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(360) 565-2619 OR E-MAIL (CLICK HERE.)
Classes begin March 4th
Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 4pm in Port Angeles
Class Dates: March 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
April 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, and May 1
~~~ OUR MISSION IS ~~~
…. To support sustainable stewardship of fragile coastal ecosystems
through education, research, and local action.
Jim Roberts and Lee Diemer remove Scotch Broom (a noxious weed) from Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles, WA.
WSU Beach Watcher volunteers receive approximately 100 hours of classroom
and field training in a wide range of topics including forestry, coastal
geology, marine biology, watersheds, septic systems, beach monitoring,
estuaries and more. Volunteers then share their knowledge with
the public and spend at least 100 hours in community outreach programs
over at least two years.
Program Goals
- Help protect Clallam County’s valuable marine resources.
- Increase the public’s knowledge about our marine environment and their sense of stewardship for it.
- Educate top notch volunteers for community outreach & education.
- Increase the amount of useful data about our marine resources.
Possible projects
- Northwest Marine Mammal Stranding Network
- Water quality monitoring
- Beach profiling
- Mapping forage fish habitat and spawning areas
- Olympia oyster reintroduction
- Monitoring for oil spills
- Invasive species monitoring
- Leading interpretive beach walks
- Classroom presentations
- Sponsor workshops or speakers
Last updated January 2009
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