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The live blue™ Service Corps offers ways to get involved with the mission of the Aquarium on a schedule that works for you! Works with local environmental agencies and organizations to identify threats to the blue planet and develop projects to address those threats. Our volunteers are then mobilized to address these issues on the ground through various single-day projects. In this way, we take the mission of the Aquarium outside its walls and into the Greater Boston Area and beyond.
What is Live Blue?
Living blue is our mission is to Protect the Blue Planet by actively engaging in research and conservation, as well as by fostering future aquatic stewards. But to protect the 70% of the planet covered in water, we must recognize that our actions on land have a significant impact on on our aquatic ecosystems.
Service Projects
When you're a member of the live blue Service Corps, you'll have the opportunity to participate in service projects all over eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod!
Past Projects Include:
- Invasive Species removal and habitat restoration on the Boston Harbor Islands
- Water Chestnut removal in the Charles and Mystic Rivers
- Marine debris cleanups from Gloucester to Dorchester
- Quahog "planting" and seeding in Barnstable
- Dune grass harvesting and restoration in Ipswich
- Walking the beaches of Cape Cod to identify and rescue hypothermic sea turtles
- So many more!
Most of our events are field based and allow you to see the impact of what you’ve done that day. We want our events to be accessible by public transportation and will do our best to provide transportation if that’s not possible.
Getting Involved
To get started, create a NEAq volunteer profile and submit an application, and then sign up for a single one-hour orientation on our calendar. You will then be added to our volunteer email list to receive regular updates, and you can begin signing up for projects posted on the calendar.
To see a full list of upcoming Service Corps opportunities, please click here. Alternately, you can also see opportunities in a calendar format.
Want to plan and lead projects? Apply to become a Service Leader!
You can also apply to Skills Positions that offer a flexible commitment, but require an in-person interview and training
Questions?
Visit: Volunteer FAQ's
E-mail: volunteer@neaq.org
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