Tag Archives: community science

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We are happy to welcome Amy Freitag to the Ocean Science Trust! As a Science Integration Fellow, Amy will play an invaluable role in advancing our understanding of the potential role that citizen science can play in MPA monitoring. Amy’s wealth of experience includes time as […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Volunteers sample fish populations for the Milwaukee River Watershed Fish Passage Program. Photo credit: Ozaukee County Fish Passage Program. As we continue on this blog to explore questions about linking citizen science with adaptive management, we’ll be looking at individual programs, but also at networks, capacity […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> A few weeks ago I made a mid-afternoon public transport trek from clear sunny Oakland across the Bay to the California Academy of Sciences, shrouded as usual in that busy fog that’s constantly on the move, but never seems to go anywhere. The reason for this […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Why engage teens in citizen science? They are a diverse, moody bunch. The field of citizen science is already flush with seasoned and reliable adult enthusiast, birders, divers, nature photographers, and nature lovers.  But, I would argue that teenaged citizen scientists, mainly middle school, high school […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Beyond the traditional institutions of science lies a vast array of motivated, talented individuals engaging in the world around them through citizen science, and there may be even more waiting in the wings. From high-tech crowd-sourced observing systems to community-based local experiments, there are many approaches […]