Morro Bay State Park is looking for volunteers who love to kayak and stand-up paddle (SUP) board. The SeaLife Stewards program is beginning this May 2024 and is encouraging paddle recreating nature-lovers to fill out an application!
SeaLife Stewards will receive one in-person training and one on-the-water training and evaluation. The training by subject matter experts includes learning how to prevent wildlife disturbance, record community science data, identify wildlife, practice boating safety, and share relevant information with kayakers, surfers, boaters, and stand-up paddle boarders.
Morro Bay State Park is celebrating the ninth year of the Sealife Stewards program. Sealife Steward volunteers are out on the waters of Morro Bay every weekend during the summer, having fun and sharing information with visitors about the estuary and the wildlife that live there. They help people to understand why keeping a respectful distance from wildlife is important. Join us for this fun and successful volunteer program on the waters of Morro Bay!
Many of the local species of wildlife that are in Morro Bay are sensitive to casual repeated disturbance by watercraft. SeaLife Stewards will learn to share safe viewing distance guidelines for Southern sea otters, harbor seals, California sea lions, and the birds that rely on Morro Bay for food, shelter, and a resting place during migration.
SeaLife Stewards must be able to swim and kayak. SUP boarders must bring their own SUP board. A minimum commitment of two shifts a month (4 hours per shift) is expected.
For more information and to submit an application please contact Robin Hazard at [email protected] or call (805) 712-4776.