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Category Archives: Citizen science
Help wanted: Public needed to uncover clues in natural history collections
Read the full story from UC Berkeley. Like bugs? Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at natural history museums? Interested in helping scientists understand our changing environment? These are just some of the reasons why people should join … Continue reading
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EpiCollect
EpiCollect.net provides a web application for the generation of forms and freely hosted project websites (using Google’s AppEngine) for many kinds of mobile data collection projects. Data can be collected using multiple mobile phones running either the Android Operating system … Continue reading
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Report invasive species on your smartphone
Via Great Lakes Echo. Smartphone owners can report invasive species sightings using an applicationby the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Users can then see real-time maps of a given species’ distribution based on the data reported by other users. And … Continue reading
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Students use social media to gather climate change information
Read the full story at Great Lakes Echo. A group of Central Michigan University students is using social media to gather information on climate change and periodic natural events, in the Great Lakes region. Tom Rohrer, the director of the Great Lakes … Continue reading
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RiverWatch Training Workshops
FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVERWATCH NETWORK: “The Illinois RiverWatch Network’s 2012 Training Season is upon us! Each year between March & May, RiverWatch staff hit the road to teach people in Illinois about the fascinating creatures that live in our streams … Continue reading
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Matches Made in the Wilderness, in the Name of Science
Read the full story in the New York Times. A program enlists outdoor athletes as hardy field assistants to scientists in need of data from far-flung places.
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Grant for Research in Ornithology, Request for Proposal
The Champaign County Audubon Society annually offers grants for research in ornithology in Illinois for a maximum of $1000. We invite submissions for this years’s grants. These must contain 1. A description of the research to be carried out. 2. … Continue reading
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Dr. Wayne Clough Spring 2012 Speaker for the Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Wayne Clough will be speaking April 4th, at 11:00am in the Illini Union room 314. Since 2008, Wayne Clough has served as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to this, he was president of the Georgia Institute of … Continue reading
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Human Dimensions of Conservation Presentation
Dr. LoraKim Joyner will present the talk “Human Dimensions of Conservation”. When: Monday, January 30th Where: Large Animal Clinic Auditorium in the College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana Time: 7 PM Cost: Free Sponsors: Lafever Conservation and … Continue reading
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Leafsnap
Leafsnap is the first in a series of electronic field guides being developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution. This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from … Continue reading
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