Stewardship Behavior

Stewardship Behavior

How many volunteer hours were logged in the Piscataqua Region Watershed through the work of five New Hampshire stewardship groups between 2017 – 2021? How many sign-ups and events were completed in this timeframe?

From 2017 – 2021 there were 109,063 volunteer hours logged from five major organizations in the Piscataqua Region Watershed: Blue Ocean Society, NH Sea Grant, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GBNERR), Gundalow Company, and the Seacoast Science Center. There were 458 volunteering events and 3,783 sign-ups from local individuals. These efforts amount to a total economic benefit of over $2 .5M, based on the current calculated value of volunteer time. The pandemic affected stewardship rates in 2020, but 2021 could indicate the beginning of a resurgence of environmental volunteering.


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