Port Huron, MI — Starting April 27th, new photo stations will be available throughout the Blue Water River Walk County Park. The stations are part of an Earth Day partnership between the Rotary Club of Port Huron, Friends of the St. Clair River, St. Clair County Parks and Recreation, and Chronolog, an environmental monitoring website.
The photo stations will be along the Blue Water River Walk and other places in the park, and visitors will be able to place their phone in a holder and take a photo from the same vantage point as other participants. The photos can be emailed to Chronolog to create a crowdsourced album of other photos from that station.
Participants will receive and email back from Chronolog with a time-lapse video from the photo station which will show how the area has changed.
Keely Baribeau, former President of the Port Huron Rotary Club, said, “It’s interesting to see how the world changes before our eyes and this is a great opportunity to document that change locally. Our Club thought this would be an impactful Earth Day service project that had never been done before. It encourages people to enjoy our parks, as well as contribute to this community science project.”
The photos collected from the stations will also help the Friends of the St. Clair River measure the health of the park’s ecosystem.
“Friends is excited to provide this opportunity for visitors to get involved and document the St. Clair River shoreline,” said Kirsten Lyons, Stewardship Director for Friends. “It is a fun and easy way to assist our staff in caring for this special place.”
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
