Citizen Science
Citizen science is a wonderful way to help scientists learn new things, even about wetlands, in your area. Citizen science projects allow you to:
- get involved with science on local, state, national, and international levels.
- participate as an individual, class, group, or community.
- receive training on data collection methods as part of the study.
- find projects that fit your interests, skill level, and time availability.
- directly and indirectly help North Carolina wetlands and other habitats, animals and plants.
Below is a list of many, but not all, citizen science projects that can use your help. Some of the project pages allow you to submit data and others also have the collected data available for you to see. Here we provide links (click on the logos) to projects with connections to wetlands and/or North Carolina. Note: We do not have personal experience with these projects, and we have not examined any data presented on these sites.
Find your science adventure and enjoy being a citizen scientist!
A.T. Seasons - Appalachian Trail plant and animal monitoring
Backyard Bark Beetles
Clean Air Carolina: AirKeepers
Dragonfly Mercury Project
eBird
eButterfly
ecoExplore
eMammal
I SEE CHANGE - weather and climate change
Map of Life - where animals and plants live
Monarch Watch
National Park Service Citizen Science Projects
Natural North Carolina - tracking nature in our state
Nature′s Notebook with USA National Phenology Network - targets nature observation projects
NC Stream Watch
North Carolina′s Candid Critters
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - opportunities and current projects
Notes from Nature - help scientists transfer historical written notes into databases
Sandburg Citizen Science - details in last brochure listed on webpage
scistarter - a lot of projects listed
Sentinels of the Sound - NC cypress trees
Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center
Storm Surge Protectors
Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART)
Students Discover - opportunities at NC State University
The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Lost Ladybug Project
The Secchi Dip-In - water quality monitoring
What′s your water level?
Zooniverse