Healthy Habit

I had the pleasure of meeting three veteran COASST volunteers who survey in the Strait and North Coast areas of Washington yesterday at our Port Angeles focus group. Collectively, Sally (Hobuck, Sooes South, Wa-atch), Nancy (Hoko River W, Hobuck, Sekiu River W, and Chito Beach) and Carol (Tongue Point) have dedicated nearly twenty five years of service with COASST! Despite their long-term commitment to the program, they continue to marvel at the beauty, force, and constant change they witness at their beaches.  For these three ladies, the value of participating in COASST extends beyond the long-term baseline data they collect. Each expressing an appreciation for the way the COASST program allows one to ‘dial in’ to a specific beach (or beaches) on a regular basis, they particularly enjoy the regular physical and mental exercise the program encourages while out on patrol for dead birds and marine debris. It turns out COASST is not just for the birds. It helps sustain healthy people too!