[Classifieds] [CLASSIFIEDS] Volunteer to Help Monitor Seabirds on the East Coast!!

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From: "Sarabeth Buckley" <sarabeth.buckley at tufts.edu> 


Hi! 

My name is Sarabeth Buckley and I am a summer intern working for the Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET ) at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. SEANET is an ongoing project assessing seabird mortality along the eastern seaboard of the United States. 



We Need Volunteers to Help Monitoring Seabirds on the Coast! 

Volunteers would: 


    • Walk an assigned 1Km stretch of beach 
    • Once or twice a month for at least a year 
    • Record environmental data 
    • Report both dead and live birds seen on the beach 



These data are used to establish a baseline for unusual marine bird mortality events caused by natural (e.g., hurricanes) and human-induced events (e.g., oil spills). Monitoring seabirds can help us understand the overall health of an ecosystem and what it means for the animals and people who use the beach. 

Our data is entirely volunteer generated, and we need your help! If you are interested in either volunteering or helping us get the word out about our organization, contact us directly at: 




seanet at tufts.edu or 508-887-4933 




For more information on SEANET’s work, visit our blog at http://seanetters.wordpress.com . 







Upcoming Training Sessions: 




August 2 nd from 7:30 – 9:00pm at Salem Sound Coastwatch 

201 Washington Street, Suite 9 Salem , Massachusetts 01970 

August 4 th from 7:30pm - 8:30pm at Joppa Flats Audubon Center 

1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport , MA 01950 

August 4 th from 10:30am - 11:30am at Salem Council on Aging Center 

5 Broad St., Salem , MA 01970 

August 9 th from 9:00am - 10:00am at Peabody Council of Aging Center 

79 Central Street, Peabody , MA 01960 

August 31 st from 7:00pm – 8:00pm at North River Audubon Institute 

200 Main St, Marshfield , MA 02050 

September 1 st from 1:30pm - 2:30pm at Tisbury Council of Aging Center 

34 Pine Tree Rd, Vineyard Haven , MA 02568 

September 21 st from 12:00pm – 1:30pm at Consortium of Nantucket Naturalists 

4 Ventral Street, Nantucket , MA 02554 




Thank you very much! 



Sincerely, ~Sarabeth Buckley 
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