Get Involved
Non-profit groups could not survive without the help of volunteers, and the Coastal Bays Program is no exception. We need volunteers for various activities throughout the year, including our Osprey Triathlon, Earth Day Cleanup, Maryland Coast Day and fundraising events.
To find out more about our volunteer opportunities, click HERE.
Earth Day Marsh Planting
Tree planting
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
We are dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the resources of the Coastal Bays. To help achieve this goal, a volunteer water quality monitoring effort was initiated by the Citizens’ Advisory Committee and MCBP staff in 1997. This program was organized and started sampling prior to a comprehensive program being developed.
The volunteer program has since been integrated into a larger MCBP monitoring program. Data collected by this program adds to existing monitoring efforts by providing general long-term data in areas which are not routinely monitored, providing more frequent sampling (two times per month) to provide greater insight on the extent and duration of algal blooms, and providing observational information on living resources (such as fish kills and crab jubilees, both of which are caused by low oxygen concentrations in the water). Click here for a water quality monitoring report.
To learn more about water quality monitoring opportunities, click here.
Volunteer Billl Killinger samples water at Herring Creek.
