As part of a current REEF training project in the Pacific Northwest that is funded by The Russell Family Foundation, regional REEF instructor, Janna Nichols, has organized free training sessions around the region in order to enlist new divers into the Volunteer Survey Project.  The TRFF project also includes funding for periodic boat dives that are open to active REEF surveyors  in order to provide opportunities and incentive for existing REEF surveyors to stay involved and increase their surveyor skill level.   This article was published prior to a training workshop in Anacortes, WA.