Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Angus Chen, Aug 08, 2014
A new citizen science project invites volunteers to help study insect diversity in the Grand Canyon. Every night when she’s on the water, Gibney Siemion, a river expedition guide in the Grand Canyon, crouches at the edge of the Colorado River right on the line where the sand turns from wet to dry. Her equipment … Read more “Is our thirst for energy killing the ecology of the Grand Canyon?”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Insects, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water, Science Policy
By Sheetal R. Modi, Aug 02, 2014
Turn your beach visit into marine ecology research on worldwide jellyfish populations. Looking for more summertime citizen science projects? Find them here. Between 2012 and 2013, power plants in Israel, Sweden, Scotland, Japan, and the U.S. were shut down unexpectedly, all for the same reason: jellyfish. Blooms of jellyfish abundantly swarmed in coastal waters and clogged … Read more “Jellywatch: Observing Blobs for Marine Ecology”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Ian Vorster, Jul 29, 2014
What lives along New Zealand’s shoreline? Find out, one square metre at a time, with Marine Metre Squared. Looking for more summertime citizen science projects? Find them here. Every now and again I come across a citizen science project that inspires me. Don’t get me wrong—most of the people I interview, whether they are counting … Read more “Marine Metre Squared: Ngā Tini o te Waitai (The Multitudes of the Sea)”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jul 21, 2014
Share jellyfish sightings, track stars during evening beach strolls, count fireflies, or report dragonfly swarms while you’re at the beach this summer. Or participate in dozens of other summertime citizen science projects and advance fields of research in the process! Why not do them all? Hey! If you’re involved in more than one project, we’d … Read more “Citizen Science is a Shore Thing!”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jun 26, 2014
Help scientists monitor the phytoplankton population in oceans with a secchi disk and the secchi app. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! Marine ecosystems, like all ecosystems, are made of complex food webs. At the base of the marine food web are the phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are very important, as they are responsible for about … Read more “Secchi App: Tracking Phytoplankton with the Push of a Button [GUEST POST]”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Ian Vorster, Jun 24, 2014
Save the sablefish (also known as black cod) and help scientists by counting the fish in video clips. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! Scientists call it Anoplopoma fimbria, fishers might know it as the sablefish, while some chefs call it the Black Cod. Found hovering just above the muddy North … Read more “Digital Fishers: Data from the Deep, Judgment from the Crowd”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Ocean & Water
By Sheetal R. Modi, Jun 23, 2014
Citizen scientists can use an iPhone app or online tool to log seahorse sightings to help seahorse conservation. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! With the head of a horse, the tail of a monkey, and the belly of a kangaroo, seahorses look almost like mythical creatures, and their unique … Read more “See a Seahorse, Save a Seahorse”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Carolyn Graybeal, Jun 18, 2014
This Saturday June 21st, collect samples from bodies of water to catalog the ocean’s microbial biodiversity. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! This Saturday June 21st, citizen scientists will be able to take part in MyOSD (official site) the citizen science component to this year’s Ocean Sampling Day (OSD). The event is … Read more “Ocean Sampling Day – Cataloging the Diversity of Microbes in Our Oceans”
Categories: Biology, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Jenna Lang, Jun 09, 2014
We’ve waded through our database and come up with a boatload of marine-themed citizen science projects! Dive in! Also, don’t forget to stop by DISCOVER Magazine and SciStarter’s online Citizen Science Salon; look for our new collaboration in the pages of Discover; or listen to beautifully produced citizen science stories from our partners at WHYY … Read more “Ahoy, Citizen Scientists!”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Lily Bui, Apr 08, 2014
Thames Valley Sewer System overwhelmed and instrumentation destroyed, how you can contribute to water monitoring with citizen science. Flooding is not just a problem for residents and local businesses; it is also a major issue for the UK’s water companies. Throughout the closing months of 2013 and the start of the current year, England was … Read more “UK Flooding – And What You Can Do About It [GUEST POST]”
Categories: Guest Contributor, Ocean & Water
