Citizen science

I’m just a 2nd-grade teacher leaning out my exterior classroom door, taking pictures of a curious little Black-Capped Chickadee happily pecking seeds from our class millet feeder which dangles just outside our window.

Participatory Science used to be called Citizen Science, and then Community Science, but the emphasis on participation highlights that we are contributing to something large and impactful for which we don’t ask what science can do for us, but what we can do for science.

The Eclipse Soundscapes project is looking for observers to record and share “field notes” of the changes they see, hear, and feel during the eclipse, whether they’re in the total path or not.

Last weekend, volunteers braved the winter cold to count birds for Bridgerland Audubon’s 68th annual Christmas Bird Count, joining Audubon chapters across the country to track bird populations.

The Christmas Bird Count is the longest running community science project in our nation’s history. This public bird count happens every December and has gained popularity over the years.

Black rosy-finches are elusive alpine birds that have remained a mystery until recently. Now, researchers are using citizen science to learn more about…

With the days getting colder, getting outside can be tough. Counting birds in the name of science is a great way to spend some time outside, or just…

Through a new citizen science initiative, the Utah Climate Center will capture drought data through public observations posted on social media.Drought is…

The North American Breeding Bird Survey, a large-scale citizen science project started in 1966, is the basis of a newly-released study on migratory bird…

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