The COMBB Project’s Emily Caruso of the University of Massachusetts conducted a survey of Baywatchers Volunteers to understand their motivations and experiences of water quality volunteers explore how to integrate new technologies into the volunteer experience. Emily got more than 100 survey responses and a very high nearly 80 percent response rate. She will analyze the data as part of her PhD project, which aims to understand the motivations of volunteers who contribute to citizen science around the country.