{"id":2395,"date":"2012-04-02T11:24:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T15:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?page_id=2395"},"modified":"2020-05-12T09:17:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T13:17:09","slug":"citizen-science-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/youth\/citizen-science-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Science Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11481\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Camper collects mud from a brook for a STEM project\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/records-beginner-square.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>Citizen science opportunities are ways to promote science learning through participation in gathering data, making observations and contributions to research. Citizen science projects encourage youth and volunteers to gather specific types of data and report the data to scientists.\u00a0 Introductory training is typically provided so no prior experience is needed. Participation contributes to education and science literacy for the public and allows scientists access to unique data collection.<\/p>\n<h3>Some Citizen Science Opportunities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4hmilliontrees.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4-H Million Trees Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.umaine.edu\/extension\/southern-maine-volunteer-beach-profile-monitoring-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beach Profiling Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatsunflower.org\/\">The Great Sunflower Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\">iNaturalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostladybug.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Lost Ladybug Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainefig.org\/\">Maine Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/budburst.org\/\">Project Budburst<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scistarter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SciStarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/\">Signs of the Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Florida Project Butterfly Wings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Projects with Fees Associated with Participation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/citizenscience\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(includes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrateurbanbirds.org\/?__hstc=161696355.46921365f11467b0c4f09aaa84d0213f.1586355869228.1586355869228.1586355869228.1&amp;__hssc=161696355.1.1586355869229&amp;__hsfp=1831544281#_ga=2.170633380.542747301.1586355855-1660819663.1586355855\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celebrate Urban Birds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home?__hstc=161696355.46921365f11467b0c4f09aaa84d0213f.1586355869228.1586355869228.1586355869228.1&amp;__hssc=161696355.2.1586355869229&amp;__hsfp=1831544281#_ga=2.170633380.542747301.1586355855-1660819663.1586355855\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eBird<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/feederwatch.org\/?__hstc=161696355.46921365f11467b0c4f09aaa84d0213f.1586355869228.1586355869228.1586355869228.1&amp;__hssc=161696355.3.1586355869229&amp;__hsfp=1831544281#_ga=2.204136468.542747301.1586355855-1660819663.1586355855\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project Feeder Watch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nestwatch.org\/?__hstc=161696355.46921365f11467b0c4f09aaa84d0213f.1586355869228.1586355869228.1586355869228.1&amp;__hssc=161696355.4.1586355869229&amp;__hsfp=1831544281#_ga=2.204136468.542747301.1586355855-1660819663.1586355855\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nest Watch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gbbc.birdcount.org\/?__hstc=161696355.46921365f11467b0c4f09aaa84d0213f.1586355869228.1586355869228.1586355869228.1&amp;__hssc=161696355.5.1586355869229&amp;__hsfp=1831544281#_ga=2.25346489.542747301.1586355855-1660819663.1586355855\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Great Backyard Bird Count<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop4-h.org\/products\/butterfly-wings-curriculum-youth-guide-digital-download\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4-H Project Butterfly Wings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/monarchjointventure.org\/mlmp\">Monarch Larva Monitoring Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizen science opportunities are ways to promote science learning through participation in gathering data, making observations and contributions to research. Citizen science projects encourage youth and volunteers to gather specific types of data and report the data to scientists.\u00a0 Introductory training is typically provided so no prior experience is needed. 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