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Certification Guidelines & Requirements

Storm Surge Protectors

Storm Surge Protectors offers citizen scientists the opportunity to become certified Storm Surge Protectors (SSP).

If citizen scientists successfully complete the required protocol to become a certified SSP, they will receive a signed certificate stating they are a certified Storm Surge Protector, as well as a SSP t-shirt.

Certification Guidelines

In order to become a certified SSP all requirements below must be completed and the Coastal Citizen Science Ambassador must be informed that all requirements are complete.

Certified Storm Surge Protectors Requirements

  • Complete 10 SSP wetland assessments
  • Submit all data on the SSP online data form
  • Name and email is included on SSP data form
  • Email Coastal Citizen Science Ambassador all requirements have been met

Rules to become a Certified Storm Surge Protector

  • Must have attended an official Storm Surge Protectors workshop
  • Can only conduct 1 wetland assessment per site, per day
  • Must conduct wetland assessments at a minimum of two different SSP sites
  • All data sheets must include a “Shoreline Snapshot” of the site
  • All data sheets must be filled out correctly
  • All data sheets must include the name and email of the citizen scientist who is made the request to become a Certified Storm Surge Protector
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