LIVE: Save the Bay Calls for “Citizen Water Reporters”
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Save the Bay Baykeeper Mike Jarbeau appeared on GoLocal LIVE where he spoke to the launch of the "Water Reporter Program," which is a social network of community volunteers who use the Water Reporter App to share photographic observations of water and shoreline conditions with Save The Bay’s Waterkeepers.
The volunteer-submitted pictures will help Save The Bay document issues and changes taking place around the Bay’s 1,853-square-mile watershed, which stretches from southern Rhode Island as far north as Brockton and Worcester, Massachusetts. Geo-location services embedded in each photo will help Save The Bay target its advocacy efforts, identify and map trends, and prioritize shorelines and beaches that need to be added to its beach cleanup program. A comment field gives volunteers a place to describe more about the photo and engage in conversation with Save The Bay staff and other Water Reporters.
Save The Bay will use photos to watch activities throughout the watershed, share stories on social media, and present information in conversations with policymakers and others.
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