| SciStarter Newsletter – July 16, 2021 |
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| July 17 through 25, people of all ages are gathering to explore and learn about the wonderful world of moths. There are over 1,000(!) registered mothing events to choose from. Find one near you or sign up to host an event of your own!
Finding moths is easy: A sheet and a light set up at night — or even just your porch light — will attract them in droves. Your observations (submitted online) help scientists track the health of moth populations, and any high-quality photo of a moth is enough to contribute. |
| Your insect observations don’t have to stop when National Moth Week ends. Here are some other citizen science projects to keep the arthropod party going!
Cheers,
The SciStarter Team |
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| Credit: Dwight Sipler/Wikimedia Commons |
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| Count pollinators wherever you see flowering plants—it doesn’t have to be a sunflower—and add your count via an online form. Your observations will help researchers monitor how pollination services are increasing and decreasing over time.
Location: Global |
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Help track bumblebees with Bumblebee Watch! Snap a photo when you see a bumblebee, and submit your observations on the Bumblebee Watch website. Researchers will use your data to monitor bumblebee populations and even find rare bees!
Location: North America |
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| Monarch Larva Monitoring Project |
| Sign up to be a milkweed monitor! Get trained to be a monarch pro, and submit weekly observations online from your local milkweed patch.
Location: U.S. and Canada |
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| Use data sheets to conduct surveys of plants and trees at an existing site (or create a site of your own) to monitor the seasonality and abundance of foliage arthropods, like caterpillars.
Location: U.S. |
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| Credit: Orangeaurochs/Wikimedia Commons |
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| See a bee in the United Kingdom? Snap a photo of the plant it’s buzzing around and upload it to the free Spot-a-bee app. You’ll help scientists map and understand important bee habitat across the country.
Location: U.K. |
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| Citizen Science Training
With support from the National Library of Medicine, SciStarter and other partners have assembled a tutorial and accompanying module to help people from all walks of life engage in science and bring citizen science to new communities. Part one of the training helps you learn the basics of citizen science, participate in projects and make the most of SciStarter. Then, there is an additional training module geared toward librarians and library staff. |
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| Transparent, AI-powered Citizen Science Project Recommendations
Finding the right citizen science project for you out of thousands featured on SciStarter can be challenging. That’s why SciStarter collaborated with Ben-Gurion University to create a transparent, AI-powered recommendation system. Learn about updates and how you can use this tool in a new blog post. |
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| NASA GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge
July 25 – August 25
NASA scientists need your photos of mosquito larvae and land cover to help prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Help them by submitting photos during this special challenge! |
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| Help Create an Inventory of Safe Drinking Water
August 4 & August 15
Live in the United States? Join two live, online events for an introduction to citizen science, to learn about water infrastructure in your community and to participate in the Crowd the Tap project live in partnership with SciStarter and the Kenosha Public Library. |
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| For Libraries: Library Network and Grant Opportunity
SciStarter, in partnership with Arizona State University, is excited to announce the launch of the National Citizen and Community Science Library Network! Public, private and academic libraries are all invited to join.
The goal of this network is to provide resources, support and connections to libraries across the country interested in becoming community hubs for citizen science. In addition to other resources, featured on the Network’s SciStarter page is a new $1,600 grant opportunity for public libraries in the United States. |
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