Posts for tag "citizen science"
Inside the Citizen Science Network That’s Been Monitoring Wisconsin’s Lakes for Four Decades
It’s the summer of 2012, and Paul Skawinski had just driven nearly an hour from Stevens Point through flat, central Wisconsin farmland. His destination is Porters Lake, a small, shallow lake with a few dozen docks lining...
- Posted February 9, 2026
Monitoring Northern Idaho Watersheds Helps Keep Them Wild and Pristine
Northern Idaho is a land sparse with people, but bountiful with lakes, forests, and mountains. Up in the Northern Rocky Mountains, countless streams and rivers slice through the landscape, cascading from peaks to the tranquil valleys below....
- Posted October 22, 2025
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust: Community Focused Watershed Monitoring and Management in Maine
The Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is one of many land trusts across the US dedicated to monitoring and maintaining natural resources for future generations by expanding and improving current protections based on data and community needs. Such...
- Posted September 10, 2025
Partners for Clean Streams: Monitoring Water Quality in Northwest Ohio and Fostering Community Engagement
Growing up around a highly frequented yet often-polluted state lake in his hometown, Jesse Stock learned early on that the protection of freshwater resources and stewardship of the natural world build stronger, more connected communities united by...
- Posted July 16, 2025
Lake Erie Volunteer Science Network: Building Trust in Citizen Science Programs
Citizen science programs have popped up across the United States, focusing on connecting local communities with nearby water resources and building a trustworthy data pool over the sampling period. While commonly utilized as a means of ensuring...
- Posted December 16, 2024
Soundscapes of the Solar Eclipse: Citizen Science Supporting National Research
On April 8, 2024, millions of people around the world had their eyes glued to the sky to witness a historic cosmic event. The total solar eclipse captured the headlines and the minds of many who became...
- Posted May 27, 2024
Small-Scale Monitoring for Large-Scale Impacts: Building Storm Resilience in the Newfound Lake Region
Dynamic and healthy ecosystems can become center points for towns, cities, and entire regions—such is the case in the Newfound Lake Region.
- Posted December 19, 2022
Engaging People, Engaging Lakes: How The Public Can Help Aquatic Systems
Lake appreciation and engagement of the public is critical in establishing and maintaining healthy lakes, streams, and other aquatic systems.
- Posted November 17, 2021
America’s Elusive Crayfish and the eDNA that’s Finding Them
The eDNA method is growing and has helped researchers locate and manage different species of crayfish found around the country.
- Posted July 29, 2020
Monitoring the Lake-shaping Plant Growth in Lake St. Pierre
Researchers use cheap underwater cameras and selfie sticks to drive down the cost of monitor plant life in lakes.
- Posted June 3, 2020
How Citizen Scientists Track the Life Returning to Michigan’s Rouge River
A nonprofit is monitoring the bugs, fish, and amphibia returning to Michigan’s Rouge River, one of the state’s historically dirtiest streams.
- Posted April 15, 2020
Tsunami’s Effects Lasting Years for Marine Creatures
Research into the “rafting” of animals on plastics and other debris in the ocean after the 2011 tsunami reveals other insights.
- Posted August 5, 2019
Post-Florence Update From the Waccamaw Riverkeeper
The Waccamaw Riverkeeper describes water quality monitoring with volunteers and the challenges brought by Hurricane Florence.
- Posted May 13, 2019
Students Wading Into Citizen Science in the Schuylkill River
Students are participating in citizen science in the Schuylkill River to learn more about their watershed and water quality parameters.
- Posted May 6, 2019
Citizen Scientists Monitoring for Invasive Fouling Organisms
Researchers team up with citizen scientists to monitor the pristine waters of Alaska for invasive, fouling organisms.
- Posted May 1, 2019
Buoy Monitoring for Red Tide, Students Watching Sea Level Rise
Florida International University is deploying a data buoy to monitor for red tide, and educating citizen scientists on sea level rise.
- Posted March 27, 2019
New York City’s Urban Field Station: A Unique Partnership Between Researchers and Natural Resource Managers to Improve the Urban Environment
New York City Urban Field Station and its partners strive to preserve, protect and promote New York City’s natural areas.
- Posted March 18, 2019
Underwater Webcam Citizen Science Project Monitoring Marine Life
With the help of an underwater webcam, a project in Gibraltar is crowd-sourcing observations of marine life in a protected area.
- Posted January 28, 2019
Learning at Biological Field Stations Across America
Recent research explores how scientists integrate education and community outreach into their work at biological field stations across America.
- Posted January 4, 2019
TMACOG Program Empowers Teachers to Bring Water Quality to Classrooms
The TMACOG program helps teachers foster environmental stewardship in students, both in and out of the classroom, through monitoring water quality.
- Posted October 18, 2018
