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Five people in shorts and t-shirts seated on the edge of a rocky cliff use binoculars to look for whales offshore.

We’re sharing some of our favorite National Volunteer Month features from recent years. 2017’s two-part web story how citizen science and other volunteer programs help engage the public in the care of their national marine sanctuaries.
These volunteers are involved in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Sanctuary Ocean Count, which offers the community a chance to monitor humpback whales from the shores of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi.

Part 1: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/feb17/community-engagement-in-sanctuaries.html
Part 2: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/apr17/community-engagement-in-sanctuaries-citizen-science.html