Need an excuse to get to the coast?
Help make a difference for the environment by collecting data for the Coastal
Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST). COASST is a citizen science
project dedicated to involving volunteers in the collection of high quality
data on the status of coastal beaches and trends of seabirds. Our goal is to
assist government agencies and other organizations in making informed
management and conservation decisions, and to promote proactive citizen
involvement and action. COASST volunteers systematically count and identify
bird carcasses that wash ashore along ocean beaches from northern California to
Alaska. Volunteers need NO experience with birds, just a commitment to survey a
specific beach (about ¾ mile) each month.
If you are interested in participating, join COASST staff for a training
session, conducted in partnership with CoastWatch Hear about how COASST
started, learn how to use the custom Beached Birds field guide, and try out
your new skills with some actual specimens. There is no charge to attend a
training, but plan to provide a $20 refundable deposit if you would like to
take home a COASST volunteer kit complete with a COASST Beached Birds field
guide. Training activities take place indoors.
Saturday, February 20, 2015
10:30am-4:30pm
Clatsop Community College - South County Center - Room 2/3
1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, OR 97138
Sunday, February 21, 2015
10:30am-4:30pm
Cannon Beach Library
131 N. Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110
RSVP to coasst@xxxxxx or 206-221-6893.
If you can’t attend this event, please check our website at www.coasst.org for
additional information on upcoming events and trainings.
Erika Frost
Participant Engagement Manager
Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team
UW Box 355020
Seattle, WA 98195
206.221.6893
efrost@xxxxxx
