{"id":365,"date":"2017-10-25T11:08:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T18:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2023-07-05T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:05:42","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-365\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-365-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-365-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-365-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-d3a30c78e0fa-365\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOUR HISTORY\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-365-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-365-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-365-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"content-left-wrap col-md-12\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<article id=\"post-57\" class=\"post-57 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Six beaches are added to the program through the San Diego Chapter of BeachCOMBERS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BeachCOMBERs was featured in Yes Magazine - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/environment\/2020\/01\/28\/plastic-pollution-birds\/\">Citizen Scientists Track How Plastic Pollution Impacts Birds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2019<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: 6 new volunteers trained for the North Chapter, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories<\/li>\n<li>BeachCOMBERS 20 year report (1997 - 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: ~10 new volunteers trained for Central Chapter, Morro Bay Natural History Museum<\/li>\n<li>Cencoos data portal - BC data to be available on a public website<\/li>\n<li>Award: MBNMS volunteers of the year award \u2013 Scott Benson and Karin Forney<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative work with Long Marine Lab Marine Mammal Stranding Network - \"Enhancing Stranding Response on the Central California Coast\" - Prescott Grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: 10 new volunteers were trained for Southern Chapter, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pineconearchive.fileburstcdn.com\/170915PCA.pdf\">News<\/a> in the Carmel Pinecone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/ventura\/newsroom\/release.cfm?item=418\">Bulletin<\/a> in the Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: 8 new volunteers were trained, MLML.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2015<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: 5 new volunteers were trained, MLML<\/li>\n<li>News: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kionrightnow.com\/news\/local-news\/local-beach-combers-survey-central-coast-beaches\/33413284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KION<\/a>\u00a0\u201cLocal Beach COMBERS survey Central Coast beaches:\u00a0June\u2019s survey the first since Santa Barbara Oil Spill\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>South Chapter instated: 13 new beaches between Morro Bay and Los Angeles designated for monthly surveys<\/li>\n<li>News:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/article\/ZZ\/20130102\/NEWS\/130108152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Sentinel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Radio:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kusp.org\/news\/2013\/05\/08\/that-dead-bird-on-your-beach-holds-clues-to-ocean-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KUSP 88.9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Award: MBNMS volunteer of the year award \u2013 Sharon McGuire\u00a0&amp; Chris Miller<\/li>\n<li>Award: Certificate of Congressional Recognition, Senator Sam Farr \u2013\u00a0Sharon McGuire &amp;\u00a0Chris Miller<\/li>\n<li>Training for South Chapter Principal Investigators and volunteers - Ventura California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>North &amp; Central Chapter new volunteer training sessions held at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Training: Bird identification in the field, Team Ocean, May 10, 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>News:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montereyherald.com\/article\/ZZ\/20070517\/NEWS\/705179941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monterey Herald 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Training: 22 new volunteers were trained, MLML<\/li>\n<li>Training: Team Ocean, MBNMS, May 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2006<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteer appreciation: Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Reflection awards, Monterey Marriott, March 3, 2006. Volunteers of the year: Glen Seiler &amp; Pamela Kearby.<\/li>\n<li>Training: \u201cLife Beneath the Surface\u201d presentation of sanctuary research, H. Nevins August 16, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Training: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories<\/li>\n<li>Training: Team Ocean, MBNMS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2005<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Award: MBNMS volunteer of the year award \u2013 Glenn Seiler &amp; Pam Kearby, March 3, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Training: Volunteer refresher course, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, June 4-5, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Outreach\/Education: Migration Festival, Seacliff State Park, February 12, 2005, Aptos, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2004<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Award: NOAA Environmental Hero, April 2004<\/li>\n<li>Award: Certificate of Congressional Recognition, Senator Sam Farr, April 25, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Meeting: Beach Survey Program (BeachCOMBERS) and oil spill response (OSPR): data sharing and communication, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, January 9, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Meeting: CDFG Oiled Wildlife Response Plan, Yolo Wildlife Area, Davis, CA, May 3, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Training: NOAA B-WET <a href=\"http:\/\/islandora.mlml.calstate.edu\/islandora\/object\/islandora%3A7840\/datastream\/OBJ\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teacher Enhancement Workshop<\/a>, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, July 27, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Training: Team Ocean, Monterey Bay Sanctuary, Monterey, CA, May 25, 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2003<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>News:\u00a0\u201cUnusual debris: glass fishing floats and whisky bottles\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Meeting: CDFG-OSPR regarding oiled wildlife response plan, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, December 29, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Training: \u201cMurre aging &amp; sexing\u201d with BeachWATCH program, 17 participants, Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care &amp; Research Center, Santa Cruz, CA. November 15, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Training: refresher course 3 Cambria volunteers, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, December 3, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Enrichment: 6th Anniversary Potluck, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, August 14, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Training: Team Ocean, Monterey Bay Sanctuary, Monterey, CA, May 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2002<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Award: June 8, 2002. Star of the Sea. Presented to the Beach COMBERS Volunteers at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Volunteer Appreciation Event.<\/li>\n<li>Added 5 New Beaches: Sand Dollar, Big Sur; Castle Rock, Santa Cruz; 4-mile, Santa Cruz, spilt beach 11 (11N-Waddell\/11S-Scott\u2019s); Del Monte, Monterey is resumed<\/li>\n<li>May 2002: Completed training class for 22 new + 4 sanctuary volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Outreach\/Recruitment: 10th Anniversary Celebration Ocean\u2019s Fair, Monterey<\/li>\n<li>Outreach\/Recruitment: 10th Anniversary Celebration, San Simeon, CA Table (volunteers Phil &amp; Carol Adams) Sept. 5, 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Outreach\/Education: \u201cSeabird Ecology\u201d unit of Explorations in Marine Science \u2013 MLML &amp; John Hopkins University, 44 students. November 2, 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2001<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>May 2001: Added 6 new beaches to the program in the southern region of MBNMS. Two day training class for 17 new volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2000<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Award: March 2000. MBNMS Citizen Award. Presented to Scott Benson at the MBNMS Sanctuary Currents Symposium by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG).<\/li>\n<li>Award: March 2000. Best Thematic Poster, MBNMS Sanctuary Currents Symposium. Presented to Scott Benson, Andrew De Vogelaere, and James Harvey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1998<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>News: \u201cBeached creatures tell tales: counters keep grim but vital tally.\u201d February 5, Californian, Salinas, California.<\/li>\n<li>News: \u201cCombing the beach a learning experience.\u201d February 1, Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California.<\/li>\n<li>News: \u201cBeach COMBERS record beaches\u2019 dead.\u201d February 1, The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas.<\/li>\n<li>News: \u201cWalking a grisly patrol: BeachCOMBERS record beaches\u2019 dead.\u201d January 9, Monterey County Herald, Monterey, California.<\/li>\n<li>MBNMS Newsletter: \u201cBeach COMBERS take to the sands!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Award: June 12, 1998. Volunteer Recognition Award at the National Ocean Conference in Monterey, California: Presented to Beach COMBERS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1997<\/h2>\n<p>BeachCOMBERS program begins<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated: 16th August, 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 Six beaches are added to the program through the San Diego Chapter of BeachCOMBERS 2020 BeachCOMBERs was featured in Yes Magazine &#8211; Citizen Scientists Track How Plastic Pollution Impacts Birds 2019 Training: 6 new volunteers trained for the North Chapter, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories BeachCOMBERS 20 year report (1997 &#8211; 2017) 2018 Training: ~10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"BeachCOMBERS","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":971,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/beachcombers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}