Get trained to volunteer at Limantour Beach! Become an MPA Watch volunteer.
July 27, 2024
9:30am - 1:00pm
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch is a network of programs that support healthy oceans through community science.
MPA Watch trains volunteers to observe and collect data on human uses of coastal and marine resources inside and outside marine protected areas (MPAs). Volunteers use standardized protocols to collect relevant, scientifically rigorous, and broadly accessible data.
The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) is a certified MPA Watch network partner based in Marin County, California.
The Marin MPA Watch is a partnership of EAC, Point Reyes National Seashore, and California Academy of Sciences who train volunteers to observe and collect unbiased data on coastal and marine resource use in and near California MPAs. The data is used to inform the management, enforcement, and science of California's MPAs and allow us to see how human uses are changing as a result of MPA implementation.
Volunteers learn about the coastal environment, become community scientists, and generate quantities of monitoring data that would not be possible under the current state budget. You can join the Marin MPA Watch team by attending a field training date on the beach. The best part is once you are trained, you can schedule your monitoring dates around the tides, and go at your leisure.