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Two people on a beach carry trash bags of beach litter suspended from lengths of driftwood

We’re sharing some of our favorite National Volunteer Month features from recent years. 2019’s web story shared both the latest accomplishments of the thousands of citizen scientists at work in the sanctuary system and a few of the many opportunities for new volunteers.

In this photo, volunteers in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary haul trash as a part of the International Coastal Cleanup, a massive global effort to clear the trash off our beaches.

https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/apr19/citizen-science-volunteers-in-national-marine-sanctuaries.html

A person sitting on a beach wearing a hat uses binoculars to look for whales offshore

We’re sharing some of our favorite National Volunteer Month features from recent years. 2020’s profiles showcased just a few of our 12,000 outstanding volunteers.

In this photo, volunteers with Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary participate in the Sanctuary Ocean Count to keep track of visiting humpback whales.

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