Beachkeepers
To become a beachkeeper is simple. You need to decide on a beach, island, or cove to adopt and take the Adopt a Beach training. The training is fun and informative. Barbara Warren, the SSCW Executive Director, will show you everything you need to know to conduct the beach survey and begin monitoring your beach. Training takes about two hours of classroom instruction. Adopted beaches are then surveyed by the team and Barbara Warren, which takes from one to two hours depending on the complexity of the area and people's interest. Once you are a beachkeeper, you can register to join and particpate in the Adopt a Beach Forum.
Email or call if you want to be trained: info@salemsound.org or 978-741-7900
Volunteer sign-up form (171 KB Word Doc) Program Description (34 KB PDF)
Already a Beachkeeper, Log in to our Adopt a Beach Forum
to share your thoughts, actions and photos with SSCW staff, your team and other beachkeepers. Only authorized beachkeepers can participate in the forum. First time beachkeepers need to register here to begin using the forum.
During a survey, the runoff from
a pipe is investigated, and on the left, what looks to be seaweed turns out to be eelgrass washed up on the beach.