Citizen Science focuses on the collaborative process of environmental research and civic engagement.
Program Summary - Students venture out of their homes and classrooms to take part in hands-on, real-world inquiry and problem solving. They review the goals of ongoing national environmental research projects, see how these projects relate to local environmental needs, and choose a project for further investigation.
Your Citizen Science Project Options
Click the icon for each project to explore the different project options you have for this Spring!
eBird
Participants upload information about the species of birds identified by sight or call to help ornithologists utilize their data in new approaches to scientific research and conservation.
Precipitation Monitoring
Participants report data on local precipitation measurements to CoCoRaHS help scientists and engineers better plan for the future.
Invasive Species Monitoring through EDDMapS
Participants collect data and report on presence of invasive species in order to help minimize impact and further dispersal.
Project FeederWatch
Members report data to The Cornell Lab on winter birds at their bird feeders to help understand abundance, distribution, and migration patterns as climate change impacts typical bird migration patterns.
Nature’s Notebook
Volunteers report data on local flora and fauna to USA National Phenology Network to assist in ongoing phenological research.
Budburst: Nativars
Participants grow native cultivated plants and collect data on the preferences of local pollinators. The data is reported to Chicago Botanic Garden to determine the impact of garden-preferred plant strains on pollinators.
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The 2020 Citizen Science program is supported by:
Thank you to Foundations of East Chicago for funding Environmental-STEM programs in East Chicago schools!
