CITIZEN SCIENCE

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week's is WildCam Gorongosa.   Using camera traps attached to trees, you can watch, track and record animals traversing Gorongosa National Park in real time. The wildlife ...

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week's is Steller Watch. The endangered Steller sea lion is in decline and scientists aren't sure why. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have set up ...

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week's is a little different in response to the urgent fire crisis in Australia: BioCollect from Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). BioCollect allows users to collect and manage ...

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week is Happywhale. We learned about Happywhale and its co-founder, Ted Cheeseman, through our program, The Whale Detective. Ted was one of many scientists and citizen scientists who helped ...

This month, we're asking folks why they personally want to be involved in Citizen Science. Meet Mara Davi Gaines, a Broadway and television actress and zero-waste advocate who just learned about Citizen Science. Hear how she plans to incorporate it into her nature-loving lifestyle and ...

See the great citizen science work going on at The New York Botanical Garden. Meet a group of retirees who have volunteered to be citizen scientists and are tracking the pollinators in the Native Plant Garden.

George Gurgis is an undergrad studying zoology, but he's also an active citizen scientist. Here he shares how participating in citizen science projects gives him a way of connecting with his community and sharing his love of animals with others.

Backyard bird feeders help urbanites feel close to nature but can also expose birds to disease and other potential threats. Luckily, bird lovers can take simple steps to reduce risks.

Project True is an initiative by the Bronx Zoo/WCS that allows high school students to get hands-on experience in biological fieldwork studying urban ecology. Learn about the valuable research one group of students are doing this summer on the urban snapping turtle population in New ...