The 2022 Seabird Community Science Training Registration is FULL!
Are you interested in contributing data to an ongoing community science project seeking to better understand marine wildlife populations and to inform best management practices? The Trinidad Coast provides essential habitat for over 100,000 nesting and breeding seabirds. This training is offered in late March for volunteers to help gather information about seabird and marine mammal populations in order to help these species thrive along the Trinidad Coast. The Seabird Community Science Training and Monitoring program is a collaborative project between the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, the Bureau of Land Management, and the North Coast Seabird Protection Network. This free training will include seabird and pinniped identification, population and disturbance data collection techniques, as well as experience in the field with experts observing marine wildlife. Community Scientists will be asked to contribute a minimum of one field monitoring session per month and/or community outreach between April and August.
Community Scientists must attend all three training sessions; two evening zoom sessions and one weekend field session. They will also be asked to contribute a minimum of one field monitoring session (~4 hours) per month and/or community outreach between April and August.
In order to continue keeping our community safe during COVID-19, this year's training includes a mixture of two Zoom training sessions and a weekend outdoor field training session. Participants must agree to wear facial coverings and comply with physical distancing between households throughout the duration of the field session.
Learn more about seabirds and this program by watching the below webinar!
Are you interested in contributing data to an ongoing community science project seeking to better understand marine wildlife populations and to inform best management practices? The Trinidad Coast provides essential habitat for over 100,000 nesting and breeding seabirds. This training is offered in late March for volunteers to help gather information about seabird and marine mammal populations in order to help these species thrive along the Trinidad Coast. The Seabird Community Science Training and Monitoring program is a collaborative project between the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, the Bureau of Land Management, and the North Coast Seabird Protection Network. This free training will include seabird and pinniped identification, population and disturbance data collection techniques, as well as experience in the field with experts observing marine wildlife. Community Scientists will be asked to contribute a minimum of one field monitoring session per month and/or community outreach between April and August.
Community Scientists must attend all three training sessions; two evening zoom sessions and one weekend field session. They will also be asked to contribute a minimum of one field monitoring session (~4 hours) per month and/or community outreach between April and August.
In order to continue keeping our community safe during COVID-19, this year's training includes a mixture of two Zoom training sessions and a weekend outdoor field training session. Participants must agree to wear facial coverings and comply with physical distancing between households throughout the duration of the field session.
Learn more about seabirds and this program by watching the below webinar!
