Linkages For Module 12: Test A Citizen Science App! — Give Us Your Thoughts.

Citizen Science Programs

iNaturalist A network for building biodiversity scientists through crowdsourced organism encounters and identifications https://www.inaturalist.org/
MapGive A community of online volunteer mappers created as an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Humanitarian Information Unit https://mapgive.state.gov/

 

eBird A Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society tool that allows anyone to enter and map bird sightings in North America http://tx.audubon.org/ebird

 

Trinity Bird Count A citizen science effort counting every bird species in and along the Trinity River in Dallas http://tx.audubon.org/citizen-science/trinity-bird-count

 

Texas Stream Team A group of community members, students, researchers, and professionals protecting Texas waterways http://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam.html
Invaders of Texas A citizen science initiative to detect invasive species http://www.texasinvasives.org/invaders/
Texas Pollinator Bioblitz A Texas Parks and Wildlife effort to observe pollinators https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/bioblitz

 

Texas Amphibian Watch A Texas Parks and Wildlife effort to examine the decline of frogs, toads, and salamanders https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/
Migratory Dragonfly Partnership A citizen science effort to document and understand dragonfly and damselfly migration http://www.migratorydragonflypartnership.org/index/about

 

Did You Feel It? A USGS project for collection and analysis of earthquake data https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/background.php
National Phenology Network A project for mapping changings in the timing of nature due to climate change https://www.usanpn.org/

 

GLOBE Observer An app-based NASA program for mapping clouds and mosquito habitats https://observer.globe.gov/

 

HerpMapper A US-based initiative for the input of reptile and amphibian observations http://www.herpmapper.org/

 

Marine Debris Tracker An app for tracking the collection of marine waste http://www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu/

 

 

Databases to find additional projects

Hubble Site A site for space-based citizen science projects, including Star Date: M83, Planet Hunters, Galaxy Zoo: Hubble, and The Andromeda Project http://hubblesite.org/get_involved/citizen_science/

 

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Catalog The federal database for citizen science projects https://ccsinventory.wilsoncenter.org/

 

SciStarter A search engine for citizen science projects https://scistarter.com/index.html
National Geographic Society A comprehensive list of ideas for citizen science projects https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/citizen-science-projects/
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