| Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Media Release 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Theresa M. Barbo
774.263.4219
ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org
PCCS to Train Citizen Scientists for Cape Cod Bay
Ocean Sanctuary & Monitoring Program
(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) will recruit and train 20 citizen scientists to assist in its new Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary & Monitoring Program.
These citizen scientists will work in teams of two - ten teams in all - and will retrieve water samples along shorelines from Provincetown to Plymouth at least twice a month through October. PCCS scientists and researchers will test the samples at the new PCCS Marine Lab in Provincetown to collect data on the health of Cape Cod Bay.
"We can't be everywhere," says Associate Scientist Amy Costa, who added, "we need people to get involved."
Funds to train citizen-scientists will come from a grant to PCCS from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.
PCCS will sponsor two training sessions at Cape Cod Community College in Lecture Hall C on Tuesday, June 6 and 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
To register for training, call Dr. Amy Costa at 508.487.3623 x122, or by e-mail at: acosta@coastalstudies.org. Click here to learn more about the Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary & Monitoring Program
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'30 Years of Discovery & Commitment'
The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the marine and coastal environments through applied science and education programs. PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research and rescue activities, and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts.
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PCCS Contacts:
Theresa M. Barbo
Director of Communications
Office: 508.487.3622 x103
Mobile: 774.263.4219
ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org
Amy Costa, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
508.487.3623 x122 (office)
acosta@coastalstudies.org
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