Get Outdoors this Spring with Citizen Science!
Now that it’s finally spring and things are warming up and beginning to grow, it’s a great time to get your employees and your local community engaged in outdoor activities as part of your corporate conservation program. One great way to do this is by participating in a citizen science project.
Citizen science is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by non-scientific professionals. Citizen science projects are designed to be user-friendly for amateurs, and typically involve training to ensure everyone participating is comfortable with the techniques needed for surveys.
Here’s just a few examples of fantastic citizen science projects in North America that your team could participate in this spring and summer. There are many other great projects out there, of course, some of which (like Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count) are even conducted during the winter.
- NestWatch
- FrogWatch USA
- Nature’s Notebook
- NABA Butterfly Count Circles
- Project BudBurst
- NatureWatch (Canada)
For those of you with corporate conservation programs located outside of North America, here’s a couple of great citizen science programs that are conducted worldwide:
Do you participate in any citizen science projects? Tell us about it in the comments below!
