The Barnegat Bay Partnership is seeking paddling enthusiasts – kayakers, canoeists and standup paddleboarders – to help collect data about the condition of shorelines along the bay as part of Paddle for the Edge 2019. “With many miles of shoreline, their scientists can’t do it alone – we need the help of citizen science volunteers,” the nonprofit explained.

Since Paddle for the Edge first launched in 2015, participants have documented more than 3,600 data points with their smartphones.