Come join COASST!

COASST is a citizen science project of the University of Washington
that believes citizens of coastal communities are essential scientific
partners in monitoring marine ecosystem health. By collaborating with
citizens, natural resource management agencies and environmental
organizations, COASST works to translate long-term monitoring into
effective marine conservation solutions. Currently, more than 500
volunteers conduct monthly surveys on over 300 beaches in Washington,
Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Through an interactive, hands-on workshop, trainees will become
acquainted with the custom COASST field guide, Beached Birds, and have
a chance to try out their newly acquired identification skills on
seabird species common to Puget Sound. After attending a COASST
training workshop, volunteers agree to monitor a nearby stretch of
beach on a monthly basis, collecting data on beach-cast birds.

COASST?s next training is:
Saturday, October 3, 2009
12:30-4:30pm

In partnership with RE Sources, this training will be held at:
Sustainability Living Center
(second floor, above The RE Store)
2309 Meridian St, Bellingham WA

The training is free to attend. Please reserve your training spot by
calling 206-221-6893 or by emailing info at coasst.org. For more
information on COASST please visit our website: http://depts.washington.edu/coasst/involved/volunteer.html

Thanks! Hope to see some of you there!

Jane Dolliver
COASST
University of Washington
UW Box 355020
Seattle, WA 98195-5020
(ph) 206-221-6893
(fx) 206-221-6939