Nov 14, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Last week we kicked off the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation with a workshop to wrap our minds around the ways citizen science can and does contribute to the science and management of...
Oct 31, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Picture a kid, first or second grade, with his head buried in an unweildy bush seeking a picture of a beetle. He’s so excited about said beetle that he’s practically upside-down, branches...
Oct 25, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Throughout many of the conversations we hold with coordinators of citizen science programs, the challenge of maintaining an active volunteer base arises. However, within citizen science...
Oct 22, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> It’s no secret that California’s marine protected area (MPA) process was rooted in collaboration among ocean lovers of all walks of life; it was one of the key hallmarks of its success. On the...
Oct 18, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’ve finished the first stage of the California Citizen Science Initiative, which explores opportunities to engage citizen science in the monitoring of marine protected areas. To get started...
Oct 16, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This post was originally written for the Heal the Bay blog, and is re-posted here as a way to highlight an active citizen science program already engaging with marine protected areas. Please...
