{"id":53654,"date":"2024-07-10T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=53654"},"modified":"2024-07-10T14:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:53:44","slug":"volunteer-beach-naturalist-puget-sound-estuarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/volunteer-beach-naturalist-puget-sound-estuarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer: Beach Naturalist, Puget Sound Estuarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Beach Naturalist<\/h1>\n

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Become an Estuarium Volunteer Today!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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What does a Beach Naturalist do?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Meet the Beach is a hands on opportunity to work with beach goers who visit our local beaches. Volunteers in this program work to create a greater understanding of the Puget Sound, a large estuary (where fresh and salt water meet). It is offered to the general public and K-12 groups at local beaches, such as Burfoot Park, Tolmie State Park, Priest Point, Frye Cove, and Woodard Bay during low tides.<\/p>\n

Volunteers learn about the amazing diversity of creatures who live there and talk with people about how everyday choices can have a positive impact on our water quality. They answer people\u2019s \u201cwhat is that?\u201d\u00a0questions, get kids engaged looking for the creatures that live in the intertidal zone, increase awareness about what it takes to survive here and beach behavior (creatures home and leave living things at the beach, be gentle, touch with a set finger), and share ideas about what we can do to protect our waters and the creatures that depend upon its health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The training is known for its expert instruction and fascinating content. No existing knowledge or experience is required. Our primary training objective is to increase volunteers\u2019 knowledge of estuary biology and habitats and the impacts of human interaction. During the training, we will focus on the habitats at local beaches and on marine-life anatomy, survival behaviors, feeding, predation, and life cycles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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