Tomorrow 5pm PT deadline: Mobilizing for more challenge $$

 

Manatee mothers and babies in The Little River on 2/3 - Courtesy of Pelican Harbor Seabird Station.

Whohoo! We hit our goal and fully funded our first batch of sensors!

Thanks to everyone for your amazing support of this important project. As one of our friends said, "It's like we threw up the bat signal over the Bay." The wildlife of Biscayne Bay thanks you, as do all of the scientists, agencies, and organizations who will use this data to help improve the outlook of Biscayne Bay at this critical time.

But we're not done!

We have until 5pm PT tomorrow to encourage as many individual small-dollar backers to join our cause as possible, so that we can secure the largest possible % of the $10K challenge funds to make our project dollars go even further. Today every vote (even $1) will get us an additional $16 in challenge funding.

Will you help us get the word out, and amplify this call through your social media channels?

Here is some helpful copy that you can cut and paste to make it easy:

Hey friends, The Little River Conservancy needs our help. At 5pm PT tomorrow they are up for part of a $10K challenge fund on their citizen science project to put water quality sensors in The Little River and Biscayne Canals to gather data to improve Biscayne Bay. The challenge dollars they get will depend on headcount of their backers, not the amount, so even a $1 pledge today will unlock an additional $16 in challenge funds!

Go here to back the project and help them get over the top! It's a worthy project--the manatees and the other wildlife of the Bay will thank you!

Thanks in advance for your help! We'll be back soon with more exciting news.

-Kristen, Hugh, and Adam