Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists. We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!
A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.
If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!
Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.
Living Shoreline Initiative - Oyster Monitoring & Restoration Project
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Organization NameThe Watershed Project
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Project Website
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Organization Website
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PartnersN / A
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Contact NameChristopher Lim
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Contact Emailinfo@thewatershedproject.org
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Contact Phone(510)665-3430
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Other Contact Information
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Project Purpose (taken from project materials)
Data that students and teachers collect helps scientists understand how best to restore native oysters to the San Francisco Bay and the critical role these bivalves play in the underwater web of life.
Overall, the Living Shores initiative aims to help people appreciate the rich potential for healthy underwater habitats in the Bay and along its shoreline, and to restore that lost habitat;
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Participant Activities
The Oyster Monitoring and Restoration Program includes classroom and outdoor experiential learning for youth, and volunteer restoration and monitoring activities for adults.
Help the Watershed Project:
- Build and maintain native oyster reefs
- Monitor water quality
- Clean up the Bay's shorelines and watersheds
- Talk about oysters and other underwater dwellers at public meetings
- Explain our work at fairs, festivals, symposia and conferences
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Data Entry
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Unknown
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Other Participant Activities
The Living Shores Initiative also has K-12 offerings and Policy & Advocacy activities. Additionally, volunteers can get involved in other Watershed Project activities.
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System Studied
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Water Quality
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Invertebrates
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Marine
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Geographic ScopeRegional
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RegionNorthern California
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LocationSan Francisco Bay
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Location - Map1327 South 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804
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Time Commitment
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Unknown
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Volunteer QualificationsN / A
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Volunteer Training
Check for volunteer education events.
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Cost to ParticipantN / A
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How will the findings be used?N / A
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Other InformationN / A
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Photo
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last update:N / A
If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.
If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!
This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.