The StormReporter program is an innovative tool that enables the rapid delivery of coastal storm damage information to emergency management personnel and others. Your work will be crucial to identifying areas in need of assistance, post storm, as well as creating a record of the long-term effects of coastal storms on infrastructure and coastal habitats.
Volunteers will sign up for the monitoring program and will adopt coastal areas in their communities to monitor. After storm events, volunteers will go out and capture the effects of the storm on their cameras and by taking notes. When volunteers return home, they’ll log on to the StormSmart Reporter website to upload their photos and complete an information sheet describing any damage to the site. Volunteer will NOT go out during the initial storm, rather capture the aftermath of the event.
Volunteers must
- be 18 years of age or older,
- have their own camera and computer and internet access,
- have their own transportation to and from monitoring sites, and
- attend one of the training sessions.
Trainings sessions will introduce volunteers to the program, teach them how to navigate the website, and allow volunteers to sign up for monitoring sites.
Thursday, March 1
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
35 Kingstown Road
Narragansett
OR
Saturday, March 3
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Save The Bay Center
100 Save The Bay Drive
Providence
To register for the training, please contact Stephany at shessler@savebay.org or call 401.272.3540
x 130. Please give your Name, Email, Phone Number and Training Location in your message.