Citizen Science is a rapidly growing program - encouraging anyone to be a scientist by recording their observations of the environment on central "database" websites.
CitSci.org (University of Colorado) has a directory of 79 other Citizen Science projects.
Cornell University has a
School of Ornithology (study of birds) which promotes this weekend as the "Great Backyard Bird Count" every year (see below). They also demonstrate (through videos and data) how bird populations and migrations are directly related to
climate change.
Cornell University underwrites the
Lost Ladybug Project which has a charming interactive website. -->
A national network of citizen scientists monitoring plants as seasons change.
The California Academy of Sciences features "Communty Science" projects - specific to our area.
UC Davis has this Center for Community and Citizen ScienceCornell University has a School of Ornithology (study of birds) which promotes this weekend as the "Great Backyard Bird Count" every year (see below). They also demonstrate (through videos and data) how bird populations and migrations are directly related to climate change.
