Friday, March 1, 2024

AAfCW Monitoring 2024

Good evening!

I wanted to check in with everyone once again to remind you to RSVP for the 2024 Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds season. We are happy to say that a few dozen volunteers have already decided to join us again, and others are planning to attend our new volunteer training session. We need as many as possible to help cover our state's nesting beaches from dawn to dusk!

West Haven is planning to have the street and parking area paved and open by early April (depending on weather and freeze dates). If for some reason it is not complete by then, we will be able to park at Morse Park and walk over to the beach again. West Haven will be taking license plates for us to submit to them and then be whitelisted by their electronic plate-scanning system. There will be no passes mailed this year. So, if you will be monitoring Sandy/Morse Points in West Haven, please submit your vehicle and license plate information to me at this email address.

We can also begin scheduling if you are a past volunteer monitor as sites will be the same as previous years with potentially one addition. Please let me know the date, and/or days of the week you're looking to monitor with at least AM/PM if not specific times. Please also remember tides affect some sites and safe monitoring. 

The AAfCW will be dropping off lanyards, brochures, and tee shirts at various locations across the state. Tee shirts are available while supplies last. They are free for those who do not already have one. If you received a tee shirt last year, a $10 donation is suggested. We will share a list of locations during the training. 

Thanks again and best,
Scott Kruitbosch
AAfCW Volunteer Coordinator 

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