California Killer Whale Project Service Learning Opportunity Supported by Monterey Bay Whale WatchAt — California Killer Whale Project (CKWP) and Monterey Bay Whale Watch (MBWW)
Research and education service learners for the California Killer Whale Project (supported by Monterey Bay Whale Watch) are responsible for:
- spotting wildlife, collecting data such as water and weather conditions, species, species behavior, interactions between species, and photo ID photos.
- interacting with the public and talking about the wildlife.
- entering data into excel, sending data to various nonprofit groups such as Cascadia Research Collective and HappyWhale.
- a final short research paper is due before service concludes.
5 Service Learners
Whale watchinng trips take ~4 hours, plus an hour of data entry, for each day of service.
CKWP REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS OF SERVICE LEARNING, MORE THAN CSUMB'S REQUIREMENT.
This is to ensure students develop rapport with CKWP staff and are able to assist with data collection and entry over a longer period of time.
All students are trained on data collection and education materials. Naturalists and staff are available during trips and afterwards (and by email all the time) for support and supervision of the students.
ArcGIS Pro training is available upon request.
Interested students can send a resume and cover letter to:
CA Killer Whale Project, Service Learning Coordinator
californiakillerwhaleproject@gmail.com