People For Puget Sound is again recruiting kayakers to be trained to locate and record infestations of the invasive weed, Spartina, in the north Puget Sound.

Rachel Benbrook returns for a second year as program coordinator and trainer for Spartina Survey Program trainings and paddle days in San Juan and other counties.

Spartina Survey Trainings, held from July through mid-September, are for paddlers interested in becoming survey volunteers. Paddlers will receive a formal training on all things Spartina and be instructed on how to gather data on infestations. Following these trainings, paddlers will be ready to conduct their own surveys.

Spartina Paddles are informal outings where participants and the Program Coordinator will work together to survey a key stretch of shoreline. This is a chance for paddlers to see some Spartina and learn more about the survey program.

For a complete schedule of training dates and paddle dates, go to http://pugetsound.org/sound-spotlight/spartinakayak or call Rachel Benbrook at (360) 230-1353.