[ECOLOG-L] citizen science

[David Inouye]

An interesting article in Nature:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07106-5

--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
ino...@umd.edu

Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Association Conference Call for Proposals

[Angel Hjarding]

Share your Citizen Science story and make new connections at CitSci2019 
March 13-17, 2019, in Raleigh, NC. This conference is organized by the 
Citizen Science Association and local hosts including the North Carolina 
Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State University, and others.


In 2019, we celebrate and explore the deep roots and broad branches that 
form the strong core of Citizen Science. Join us in vibrant Raleigh to 
connect with other leaders and learners from many backgrounds. We deepen 
our own work as we share our diverse perspectives and practices – no 
matter what we investigate or what we call our efforts.  CitSci2019 will 
include formal presentations, hands-on workshops, in-depth symposia, 
keynote speakers, a fast-paced project slam session, social & discussion 
opportunities, a Citizen Science festival and more!


Important upcoming dates:
Workshop & symposium proposals due August 24th
Individual presentations (talks & posters) due September 21st

Bring your ideas and your questions to CitSci2019, and be a part of our 
growing Family Tree! Visit the conference website for submission details 
& opportunities to connect at CitSci2019: citizenscience.org/citsci2019


If you have questions about the conference program, submissions, 
sponsorship opportunities or anything else CitSci2019 related, don't 
hesitate to reach out to me directly!


Angel Hjarding

CitSci2019 Conference Program Chair
Director, Pollinator and Wildlife Habitat Programs
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
an...@ncwf.org

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Fair (Geneva)

[Objectif Sciences International (NGO)]

Dear all,

Readers of ECOLOG-L may work on raising awareness of sustainable development
and promoting citizen science. If you are such a reader, we would benefit
from working together in order to improve our reach and results.

Our NGO, based in Geneva and called Objectif Sciences International, is
active in the aforementioned domains, and we strongly believe that there is
strength in numbers. Hence, we are looking for organisations such as the one
you may be a member of to build mutually-beneficial partnerships.

Specifically, we are in the process of organising a Citizen Science Fair in
Geneva, and would like to invite any and all who would be interested in
either attending and meeting other like-minded organisations, or actively
participating by having a booth and/or presenting a relevant topic during
the conferences that will be held.

Should you be interested in discussing this subject further, please do not
hesitate to send me an email to cont...@vacances-scientifiques.com.

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science insect behaviour project

[Tom Tregenza]

Dear All,

We have just launched a citizen-science project to get the public involved in 
our research into natural and sexual selection in a wild insect population.

Our new “Cricket-Tales” game allows anyone to take part in our data collection 
by watching video clips, check it out at:

http://cricket-tales.exeter.ac.uk/

This is a chance for the public to really help in analysing raw video data on a 
natural population of crickets.  Our www.wildcrickets.org project aims 
understand why there is so much variation among individuals and why all 
organisms, including humans, change as we get old.  

Please forward to your students! 


Many thanks!


Tom Tregenza


  Tom Tregenza
Professor of Evolutionary Ecology
Centre for Ecology & Conservation
University of Exeter
Penryn Campus
Cornwall
TR10 9FE

t.trege...@exeter.ac.uk
  

www.wildcrickets.org

https://twitter.com/WildCrickets
https://www.facebook.com/The-WildCrickets-Project-566024616833100/
https://www.youtube.com/user/wildcrickets

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Invasive Plant Identification and Reporting Workshops in WA and OR State

[David Inouye]

The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW IPC) is excited to 
announce the schedule for our 9 invasive plant identification and 
reporting workshops for 2016. Learn more about the program and see 
the schedule below.


Please share these free workshop opportunities widely to help us 
recruit volunteers to join our Citizen Science Invasive Plant 
reporting effort in WA and OR and to educate the general public about 
invasive plant challenges.



About the Program

The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW IPC) is a 
non-profit conservation organization (http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) 
working in partnership with National Forests and Parks, Washington 
Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), 
county noxious weed programs, and other local groups on a Citizen 
Science EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) program. With funding 
from the National Forest Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation, the WSDA and others we are gearing up for our fifth year 
to search for priority and newly emerging invasive plants in our 
National Forests, National Parks and other public lands. We are 
excited to recruit new volunteers and inspire our current volunteer 
base to search for invasive plant populations. We have identified 
specific focal areas to survey for invasive plants on National 
Forests and Parks, DNR and other state land but there is a great need 
to document emerging invasive populations on all public lands. If you 
are recreating and/or working on public lands and are interested in 
participating in our program and/or would like to learn more about 
invasive plants you are invited to attend one of our upcoming 
training sessions





 Citizen Science EDRR Volunteer Training


Our mission is to train citizens to identify a suite of invasive 
plants in a 2.5 hour free training where you will learn how to 
identify priority invasive species, how to record basic data and how 
to report findings on EDDMapSWest, a national early detection 
reporting system. Data is sent directly to land managers in need of 
the information. Participants learn plant identification through a 
PowerPoint presentation, herbarium sheet specimens and live material. 
Participants also learn methods of manual removal and which species 
you should not attempt to remove. Training sessions will equip 
volunteers with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant 
surveys in order to support local land managers that need your help. 
Your efforts will directly support the maintenance of healthy 
ecosystems. Volunteers will receive an invasive plant identification 
booklet along with survey forms. We ask that volunteers who sign up 
conduct 1-2 surveys over the field season.




***Capacity will be limited*** , if you would like to attend one of 
these free trainings, please RSVP to Julie Combs at 
pnw.ipc@gmail.com (or call 615-812-5295) to reserve your place! 
Participants may receive WDSA or ODA pesticide license 
recertification credits (2 credits).
Cle Elum, WAWednesday, April 6th, 
1:00pm-3:30pm
Address: Cle Elum Ranger District, Tom Craven Conference Room, 803 W 
2nd St., Cle Elum, WA 98922; Enter at the rear parking lot behind the 
main Forest Service building on Douglas Monro Blvd. (rt. 4517) and 
head towards the large gravel parking lot on the left.  The Tom 
Craven Conference room entrance is located on the north end of the 
parking lot.
Hosted by: Marc Eylar, Kittitas Co. Noxious Weed Board and Helen Lau 
USFS Botanist


Port Angeles, WAThursday, April 7, 2016; 
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Address: Port Angeles Public Library, 2210 South Peabody Street, Port 
Angeles, WA 98362; Enter from the parking lot on the south side of 
the building and go to the Carver Room. There is ample free parking 
south of the building.

Hosted by: Janet Coles, Olympic National Park, Vegetation Branch Chief

Tacoma, WA  Wednesday, April 
13th; 1:00pm-3:30pm

Address: Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler Street, Tacoma WA 98405
Located at the intersection of S. Tyler Street and 19th Street; 
entrance into the parking lot is on Tyler Street across from Foss 
High School.  Parking is limited, we encourage carpooling. Please 
enter the Center at the main front entrance; you will find the 
Auditorium on the lobby level, to the right, next to the restrooms.
Hosted by: Deborah Ringler, Pierce Co. Noxious Weed Board / Bill 
Brookreson, WNPS South Sound Chapter


Olympia, WA Thursday, April 14th; 
1:00 pm-3:30pm
Address: LOTT Clean Water Alliance Center; 500 Adams Street NE, 
Olympia, WA; Specific location of training will be sent to 
participants who sign up for the trainings. Free is limited but ample 
street meter parking is available. General location information can 
be found at http://www.lottcleanwater.org/directions.htm

Hosted by: Will Arnesen, Olympic National Forest Service Bot

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science projects for upper division ecology students

[Peter Morrison]

Pacific Biodiversity Institute has several ongoing citizen science projects
that might interest you and your students. We are based in Washington State
with offices  in Winthrop and Anacortes. You can learn more about the work
we are doing here: www.pacificbio.org 

One of our long-term citizen science projects focuses on the western gray
squirrel (a threatened species here in Washington State). It involves
fieldwork, mapping and data analysis of both squirrel populations and
habitat. The next 3 years we are assisting WDFW in a statewide squirrel
population survey. Much of the fieldwork in the statewide survey will occur
in various parts of eastern Washington.

We are doing a study of the biological and ecological response to the 2014
Carlton Complex wildfire (256,000 acres) here in Okanogan County. It is just
beginning, and will engage volunteer citizen scientists.

We are also doing a long-term citizen science project focused on the harbor
porpoise in the Salish Sea that involves land-based observations, underwater
acoustic monitoring and lots of data analysis and mapping. That project may
be too remote for your students to be interested or involved.

And one of our biggest projects focuses on wildlands and their biodiversity
in South America. Our current focus is in Argentina, where we have a small
office and a full-time conservation biologist and an intern (both
Argentines) involved.  However, many volunteer citizen scientists have
contributed significantly to this project. That includes 26 University of
Washington conservation biology students during the winter quarter of 2014.
The students chose from a list of endangered and charismatic species that
inhabit wildlands in northern Argentina and did library/internet research on
their selected species and then wrote detailed reports and a shorter feature
story about each species.  The students got a lot out of that project and it
has been a great benefit to our efforts as well. You can read the reports on
a page on our website:
http://www.pacificbio.org/initiatives/sur_america/species_list.html

We could use similar reports on the major ecosystems in parts of South
America (something perhaps more fitting to ecology students).  And we could
explore other ways that they could help. We integrate a lot of GIS mapping
and analysis into our work, so that is one way students could get involved.

Cheers,

Peter Morrison
Executive Director
Pacific Biodiversity Institute
PO Box 298
Winthrop, WA 98862
p...@pacificbio.org
www.pacificbio.org
office phone: 509-996-2490
mobile phone: 206-755-0961


-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Justin Bastow
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:57 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science projects for upper division ecology
students

Hello everyone,

I am going to ask my upper division ecology lab students to participate in a
citizen science project this quarter and write a short summary of their
involvement. I am putting together a list of suggested projects for them to
get involved in, and was wondering if you had citizen science projects that
you would recommend. They should be ecology related (obviously, but in a
broad sense), and should be open to students located in Washington state
(but they do NOT have to be at all specific to the Pacific Northwest). I am
using Wikipedia's list of citizen science projects as a resource, so I would
be especially interested in projects that you know about that have not made
it onto that list, but would also be interested in feedback about some of
those projects if you have experience with them.

Thanks,
Justin Bastow

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science projects for upper division ecology students

[Justin Bastow]

Hello everyone,

I am going to ask my upper division ecology lab students to participate in
a citizen science project this quarter and write a short summary of their
involvement. I am putting together a list of suggested projects for them to
get involved in, and was wondering if you had citizen science projects that
you would recommend. They should be ecology related (obviously, but in a
broad sense), and should be open to students located in Washington state
(but they do NOT have to be at all specific to the Pacific Northwest). I am
using Wikipedia's list of citizen science projects as a resource, so I
would be especially interested in projects that you know about that have
not made it onto that list, but would also be interested in feedback about
some of those projects if you have experience with them.

Thanks,
Justin Bastow

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Invasive Plant EDRR Trainings WA/OR

[David Inouye]

Please pass these EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) Invasive 
Plant trainings on to colleagues and/or interested groups concerning 
this important citizen science effort in WA and OR.



2015 EARLY DETECTION, REPORTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE PLANTS
TRAINING SCHEDULE in WA/OR

About the Program
The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council (PNW-IPC) is a non-profit
conservation organization 
(http://www.pnw-ipc.org/) working in partnership

with the USDA Forest Service, Washington Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA),
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state and local groups on a
Citizen Science EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response) program. With funding
from the National Forest Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
and the WSDA, we are gearing up for our fourth year to search for priority
and newly emerging invasive plants in our National Forests, National Parks
and other public lands. We are excited to recruit new volunteers and
inspire our current volunteer base to search for invasive plant populations.
We have identified specific focal areas to survey for invasive on National
Forests and Parks, DNR and other state land but there is a great need to
document emerging invasive populations on all public lands. *If you are
recreating and/or working on public lands and are interested in
participating in our program, you are invited to attend one of our upcoming
trainings.

 Citizen Science EDRR Volunteer Training
 Our mission is to train citizens to identify a suite of invasive plants
in a 2.5 hour free training where you will learn how to identify
priority invasive species and how to record basic data regarding
problematic invasive plants. Participants learn plant identification
through a PowerPoint presentation, herbarium sheet specimens and live
material. Participants also learn methods of manual removal and which
species you should not attempt to remove. Trainings will equip volunteers
with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant surveys in order to
support local land managers that need your help. Your efforts will
directly support the maintenance of heathy ecosystems. Volunteers will
receive an invasive plant identification booklet along with survey forms. *We
hope that volunteers who sign up will conduct 1-2 surveys over the 2015
field season.

Capacity is limited in our nine upcoming free trainings, so if you
would like to attend one of these free trainings, please RSVP to Julie
Combs at pnw.ipc@gmail.com 
<pnw.ipc@gmail.com> (or call
615-812-5295) 
to reserve your place!


1. Naches, WA   Friday, March 27th; 1:00pm-3:30pm

Address: USFS Naches Ranger Station, 10237 U.S. Highway 12, Naches, 
WA 98937


Enter through the BACK door of the building. Free parking is 
available in the back near the back door.
Hosted by: Jodi Leingang, USFS Tapash CFLR Coordinator/Planning, 
Range, Invasives, Botany Staff




2. White Salmon, WA Saturday, March 28th; 10:00am-12:30pm
Address: White Salmon Community Library, 77 Northeast Wauna Avenue, 
White Salmon, WA 98672


Hosted by: Don Hardin, WA Native Plant Society's Suksdorfia Chapter, 
Columbia Gorge CWMA


3. Eatonville, WA  Wednesday, April 8th; 1:00 pm-3:30pm

Address: 11610 Trek Drive East, Eatonville, WA; Specific location of 
training will be sent to participants who sign up for the trainings.


Hosted by:  NorthwestTrek Wildlife Park General location information 
about Northwest Trek can be found at 
http://www.nwtrek.org/


4. Bellingham, WA   Wednesday, April 15nd; 1:00 pm-3:30pm

Address: Whatcom County Noxious Weed Control Board, 322 N. Commercial 
St., Suite 110, Bellingham WA  98225; Enter at street level at the 
front of the building off of Commercial St. and go to the Civic 
Garden Level Meeting Room. Limited free parking along south end of 
the building.


Hosted by: Laurel Baldwin, Whatcom Co. Noxious Weed Board and Shauna 
Hee USFS Botanist


5. Olympia, WA Wednesday, April 22nd; 1:00 pm-3:30pm

Address: Olympic National Forest Service Office, 1835 Black Lake Blvd 
SW, Olympia, WA


Please enter through the main entrance, which faces towards Black 
Lake Blvd. Enter conference room on right from main lobby of the 
building. Free parking available in the visitor lot in front of the 
main entrance, or along the northeast side of the building.


Hosted by: Will Arnesen, Olympic National Forest Service Botanist
6. Kelso, WA  Thursday, April 23rd; 2:00 pm-4:30pm

Address: 207 Fourth Avenue N., Kelso, WA, 92626 Cowlitz County 
Administration Building,  (General  Meeting room, 3rd floor Room 300) 
Parkinng is available on streets around the Administration Building 
(three story brick building) or in 2 lots located East and Northwest 
of the building. Enter the building through the north door; proceed 
up one

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science and STEM Learning

[Sarah Newman]

Citizen Science 2015 – NEW blog post!



*Building a Framework for Citizen Science and STEM Learning*

A blog post by: *Ryan Collay, Mary Ford, Sandra Henderson, Eric Jolly,
Nancy Trautmann, and Sarah Kirn*



http://citizenscienceassociation.org/2015/01/22/building-a-framework-for-citizen-science-stem-learning/



Please share the newest Citizen Science 2015 blog post far and wide via
your social media and email channels as you see fit! Help us spread the
word about the many opportunities available at the conference!



Thanks much,

Sarah





*Sarah Newman* | Project BudBurst Partner Coordinator | Citizen Science
Coordinator


*Project BudBurst | NEON | National Ecological Observatory Network *1685
38th St., Suite 100, Boulder CO 80301
720.746.4919 | neoninc.org  | budburst.org



Facebook: Project BudBurst  |
Twitter: @PBudBurst 

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science: Pet Lemurs in Madagascar

[Kim Reuter]

Have you traveled to Madagascar anytime in the last 20 years? Did you see a 
domesticated, captive, or pet lemur while you where there? We’d love to hear 
from you!

My name is Kim Reuter and I am a biologist at Temple University who focuses 
on the pet lemur trade in Madagascar. In collaboration with Dr. Melissa 
Schaefer (University of Utah), we are aiming to collect information on the 
ownership of pet lemurs in Madagascar. This study will utilize citizen science 
– 
and the general public – to gather information about sightings of pet lemurs in 
Madagascar over the past twenty years. Given that over 28,000 lemurs may 
have been kept captive since 2010, we hope that our study can help inform 
conservation efforts aimed at protecting these endangered species.

Adults who have visited Madagascar and who have seen a pet lemur are 
encouraged to participate by telling us about their experience with pet lemurs 
using a web-based form. Information about our research program and the 
web-based form can be found on our program website: 
http://www.petlemur.com/. Participation is expected to take approximately 5 
minutes, is anonymous and voluntary, and can be completed at any time.

More information about our citizen science research program can be found on 
our website http://www.petlemur.com/ or by contacting Kim Reuter via email 
(kimeleanorreu...@gmail.com).

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Volunteer Opportunity at Mount Rainier National Park

[Laura Davis]

Dear ECOLOG subscribers,


Please feel free to pass this information along to friends, family, or
acquaintances who you feel may have an interest in this program.


Do you love amphibians, science, and exploring National Parks? Then the
Citizen Science Program is for you. The Citizen Science program gives
volunteers the opportunity to hike and explore some of Mount Rainier’s
remote lakes and wetland habitats while gaining experience in surveying and
science. This year’s Citizen Science program will be starting up around
late July and will run until mid-September.


We are looking for volunteers to help conduct amphibian surveys to document
the presence or absence of amphibian species at various lakes, ponds and
wetlands including historical Western Toad sites. As a volunteer you would
be part of a small group that will hike to pre-determined sites and help
conduct amphibian surveys. You do not need any previous experience and
surveying equipment will be provided. You may volunteer once or multiple
times throughout the season. If you need to stay overnight for a few days,
free camping is available at Cougar Rock, White River, Ohanapecosh and
Longmire campgrounds, however, there is no long term housing available. We
are conducting both day trip and overnight backpacking surveys throughout
the park.


If you are interested and available to volunteer during the time period
from late July to mid-September then please email me back and indicate:


   - Your phone number and preferred email
   - Preference on volunteering for day surveys or overnight backpacking
   trip surveys
   - Your experience and comfort level with hiking/backpacking
   - Any physical limitations you may have
   - Approximately what date or dates you are available
   - Preference on which days of the week you prefer to volunteer
   (weekends, weekdays, etc)

If you choose to volunteer I will provide you with more details when I hear
back from you!

Please feel free to pass this information along to friends, family, or
acquaintances who you feel may have an interest in this program.

If you have any questions feel free to call me at (360) 569-6756 or email
me at laura_da...@partner.nps.gov. I look forward to hearing from you!



Sincerely,



Laura Davis

Citizen Science Coordinator

Mount Rainier National Park

laura_da...@partner.nps.gov

(360) 569-6756

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Coordinator (job ad)

[Anson Hines]

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Citizen Science Coordinator IS 7 ($42,209 per yr plus benefits).
Non-federal position.
Position open immediately until filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), a research 
institute of the Smithsonian Institution located in Edgewater, MD, approx. 
26 miles east of Washington DC and 5 miles south of Annapolis at a modern 
laboratory and office complex on 2,650 acres of land surrounding the Rhode 
River subestuary of Chesapeake Bay.
Website:  www.serc.si.edu

The Coordinator will develop and establish Citizen Science program 
requirements, annual operating budgets, and to recruit, train, and manage 
public participants in environmental research projects. Duties also 
include: 
•   Coordination and conduct of onsite and off-site programs for the 
general public.  Incumbent will conceive, design, implement and evaluate 
specific outreach programs within the overall framework of the Citizen 
Science Program, including distance learning programs, demonstrations, and 
exhibitions for the general public which interpret and communicate current 
ecological issues and environmental research conducted at SERC. Serves as 
the interface with scientific researchers to interpret and coordinate 
environmental science concepts and methods for non-scientists of various 
ages and backgrounds. 
•   Assists with conduct of various environmental science projects to 
facilitate research conducted by citizen volunteers, interns and students, 
and teams of scientists and educators. This includes prolonged field work 
in various ecosystems from urban and agricultural systems to forests, 
wetlands, and estuaries.
•   Coordination and organization of workshops and conferences to 
analyze, evaluate, and synthesize aspects of issues in environmental 
science.  This includes attending workshops, conferences and fairs to 
disseminate SERC’s materials and program information, as well as 
communicating with various other organizations. 
•   Coordination of various promotional events and activities, such as 
tours, lectures, open house, demonstrations & exhibits, designed to 
increase program visibility and strength as well as to engage, recruit and 
train participants in Citizen Science and other education or outreach 
projects. 
•   Assisting the SERC Directorate in assuring that there is adequate 
funding to support the Citizen Science Program.  This is accomplished by 
providing assistance in the setting of participant fees and/or in the 
preparing of grant proposals and fund-raising materials.  Assures that 
Citizen Science Program projects and goals are closely coordinated and 
aligned with the Directorate’s administrative objectives and strategic plan 
for public outreach and for scientific research.

In addition to working closely with the public across a diverse range of 
ages and socio-economic backgrounds, the position requires working with a 
team of principal investigators, educators, technicians, undergraduate 
interns, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting 
scientists.  

Major projects of environmental science include such diverse topics as: 
Urban ecology; watershed dynamics, wetlands and water quality; forest 
ecology; estuarine and fisheries ecology; and archaeology.

Desired Qualifications and Experience:
•   Master’s degree in conservation biology and policy, or similar 
education and training in environmental sciences, with formal understanding 
of the principles of environmental sciences, including but are not limited 
to such areas as biology, chemistry, ecology, aquatic and marine sciences, 
geology, geography, and anthropology.
•   Ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds to promote 
volunteerism – “a people person”.
•   Experience in techniques of planning, directing and coordinating 
public outreach programs. 
•   A professional commitment to program development and administration 
for citizen science.
•   Knowledge of educational teaching methods and strategies for 
various age levels.
•   Working knowledge of computer programs for word processors, data 
files, email access, and web browsers is necessary.
•   Skill in English composition and editing of written materials. 
•   Ability to work as team member.
•   Demonstrated initiative, independence and responsible maturity.

Applications should include: (1) cover letter that clearly describes your 
work experience, education and training as it relates to the desired 
qualifications and of this announcement; (2) a resume; and (3) photocopy of 
college transcripts. 
Applications should be sent by email to citiscicoordina...@si.edu or by 
postal mail to Citizen Science Coordinator, PO Box 28, 647 Contees Wharf 
Road, Edgewater, MD 20137-0028 USA.

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science Academy Fall Courses

[Sarah Newman]

NEON Citizen Science Academy
Registration is Open NOW for the Fall Session

http://www.citizenscienceacademy.org/registration

Would you like your students to become Citizen Scientists and learn about
phenology and climate issues? Learn how with NEON’s Citizen Science Academy.

The NEON Citizen Science Academy offers facilitated self-paced online
courses for K-12 Formal and Informal educators wanting to incorporate
citizen science into their educational programs. Courses run approximately
1 month.

CSA 501/551 "Introduction to Project BudBurst for Educators"
Provides an overview to support implementation of Project BudBurst in a
variety of educational venues. CSA 501 is geared for Formal (K-12) and
community college educators. CSA 551 is intended for Informal Educators.

CSA 502 "Working with Project BudBurst Data in an Informal/Formal Education
Setting"
The follow-up course in which educators learn how to use the new National
Geographic Field Scope tools to visualize and analyze Project BudBurst data
through a user-friendly, web-based interface. It will also cover plant
adaptations to a changing climate, and links between Project BudBurst data
and other broadscale data sets. This course is offered in one section that
considers both formal and informal educational objectives.

Fall Term (September 17 – October 16, 2003)
*  CSA 501/551: Introduction to Project BudBurst (Formal / Informal
Educators)
*  CSA 502: Working with Project BudBurst Data in an Informal / Formal
Education Setting

Course fee: $35
Each course is limited to 50 participants.

For those interested in teacher re-certification, all of our courses can be
taken for 2 optional, graduate level continuing education credits from
Colorado School of Mines. The fee for 2 optional credits is $90.

Questions? Email: csaregist...@neoninc.org
Register at http://www.citizenscienceacademy.org/registration

[ECOLOG-L] Citizen Science projects

[Kaberi Kar Gupta]

Dear Ecologers,

I am compiling a list of citizen science based projects in Asia, Africa and 
Latin America for a study. If 
you are part of a Citizen Science based research project or know any one is 
doing it, please let me 
know or send some information about the project.   

Thank you in advance, 

Kaberi 

Kaberi Kar Gupta
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biology Department
California State University, Fresno