Welcome to the 2021 Citizen Science Symposium!
Hi to all our citizen scientists! We had a great time meeting you and learning about all our different projects together these past few months.
Welcome to the Virtual Citizen Science Symposium. Learn from local experts and scientists by watching the videos here on the Symposium webpage. Want to know about what other local students worked on or continue doing citizen science projects outside of school? Head to the Citizen Science Projects page. Learn more and share your experiences with other students, scientists, activists, conservationists, and educators in our Topia world. You can also check out first-hand what everyone enjoyed most by looking at their project art, presentations, and other works. Click through the Student Presentations page. Don't forget to tell us about your experience with the program (via story, photos, video, artwork, poem, etc) by entering the t-shirt contest!
I had a lot of fun learning with all of you. I hope you enjoyed your time in the program, learned something new, and will keep stepping outside your comfort zone by learning new things and going outdoors!
Symposium Sessions
Ants of the World
Peter Flynn, Field Museum
Land Changes in Northwest Indiana
Susan Swarner, Westchester Township History Museum
Butterflies & Moths
Steve Sass & Amanda Smith, Indiana Nature LLC
Migration Marvels
Samantha Warren, Audubon
Local Restoration & Pollinator Research
Dr. Desiree Robertson, Indiana Dunes National Park
Ladybug Identification
Prof. Belinda Merkelis, Trident Technical College
Saw-Whet Owl Banding
Sarah Barnes, Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Native Plants & Local Pollinators
Matt Harmon, Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy
Ladybug Collections
Jessica Wadleigh, Field Museum
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Nicole Harmon, Humane Indiana
Meet Jamal Sheriff
2019 Citizen Science Symposium Keynote Speaker
Indiana Dunes National Park Ranger
Looking for more great videos? Here are even more presentations to watch!
Check out other projects you can join & what your fellow citizen scientists created this year!
Win a Citizen Science Shirt!
We want to know what Citizen Science means to you! Share with us a story, photos, testimonial, video, artwork, poetry, or some other original work that displays your experience with citizen science.
Send your name, submission, and address in an email to CsContest@DunesLearningCenter.org to enter for a chance to win a Citizen Science Symposium t-shirt! Winners will be notified via email by July 31, 2021.
The 2021 Citizen Science Symposium is sponsored by:
