Community Science and Education Volunteer Program
The enthusiasm, commitment and collaboration of volunteers are vital to the mission of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve. Community support and engagement is essential to achieving our goals of understanding and protecting coastal ecosystems. We believe that inviting community members to participate in research, monitoring, and education programs at the Reserve will build a stronger coalition of support for the conservation of our coastal ecosystems.Â
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Adopt-a-Stream Volunteer Training
Friday, September 12
9 AM to 3:30 PM at the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
South Carolina Adopt-a-Stream (SC AAS) is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program. SC AAS empowers community members to protect and improve water quality through education and certified volunteer monitoring. Volunteers enter data into a free, publicly accessible database. Data helps establish baseline site conditions, increases community awareness and engagement, and sparks investigation with local partners when pollution threats emerge. SC AAS is a program of SCDES operated in conjunction with the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina and in partnership with many public and private supporters. Learn more by visiting www.scadoptastream.org or by contacting scaas@des.sc.gov.
No scientific background or experience is necessary–all are welcome to learn how to collect data that can help protect and restore tidal creeks through the SC Adopt-a-Stream program! This FREE training will provide classroom and field instruction for volunteer monitors on how to: select a monitoring site, collect samples, test water quality, enter data, determine stream conditions, and practice safety in the field.Â
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