The Barnegat Bay Partnership is looking for paddling enthusiasts – kayakers, canoers and standup paddleboarders – to help collect data about the condition of shorelines along the bay. “With many miles of shoreline, (our) scientists can’t do it alone; we need the help of volunteers,” the nonprofit explained in regard to its Paddle for the Edge project.

Since Paddle for the Edge launched in 2015, participants have traveled 125 miles of shoreline and collected data at more than 6,500 locations using a smartphone…