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Goal: Observe and report invasive species

iMapInvasives is an's on-line, all-taxa invasive species database and mapping tool. The comprehensive database can be used for: -Documenting and sharing invasive species observation, survey, assessment and treatment data -The coordination of early detection and rapid response efforts though email alerts -Data analysis and summaries in the web interface and GIS

Participating jurisdictions: AZ ME NY OR PA SK Maritimes

Smartphone apps available free in the Apple Store and Google play store

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NY’s invasive species database and mapping system | NY iMapInvasives

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iMapInvasives is an online, collaborative, GIS-based mapping tool and the official invasive species database for NY. We provide a suite of data collection tools for volunteer community scientists and professionals alike, as well as training for reporting invasive species using these tools.

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Goal: Observe and report invasive species

iMapInvasives is an's on-line, all-taxa invasive species database and mapping tool. The comprehensive database can be used for: -Documenting and sharing invasive species observation, survey, assessment and treatment data -The coordination of early detection and rapid response efforts though email alerts -Data analysis and summaries in the web interface and GIS

Participating jurisdictions: AZ ME NY OR PA SK Maritimes

Smartphone apps available free in the Apple Store and Google play store

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NY’s invasive species database and mapping system | NY iMapInvasives

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iMapInvasives is an online, collaborative, GIS-based mapping tool and the official invasive species database for NY. We provide a suite of data collection tools for volunteer community scientists and professionals alike, as well as training for reporting invasive species using these tools.

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Goal: Help scientists by observing seasonal changes in plants.

We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in which participants search for monarch caterpillars and eggs to help preserve the monarch population.

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Add your plant phenology observations to Budburst’s sixteen years of data! Contribute to help understand how plants and ecosystems respond to environmental change. Budburst (formerly Project BudBurst) is a national network of citizen scientists monitoring plants as the seasons change. Free instructional materials are available to support implementation in a variety of educational settings - Budburst is perfect for classroom learning or family fun. We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in …

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Goal: Help scientists by observing seasonal changes in plants.

We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in which participants search for monarch caterpillars and eggs to help preserve the monarch population.

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Add your plant phenology observations to Budburst’s sixteen years of data! Contribute to help understand how plants and ecosystems respond to environmental change. Budburst (formerly Project BudBurst) is a national network of citizen scientists monitoring plants as the seasons change. Free instructional materials are available to support implementation in a variety of educational settings - Budburst is perfect for classroom learning or family fun. We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in …

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Goal: Map streams across the country and start testing the waters.

Stream Selfie connects you with thousands of other citizen scientists to paint a picture of streams across America. Simply snap a pic of your local stream and share it here.

Your photo is step one in our effort to check the health of every stream in the country – far more streams than state and local agencies have the resources to check!

Thousands of people are working toward a common goal: clean water. Will you join us?

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What’s in YOUR water? We all have the right to know if the streams running through our backyards and neighborhood parks are safe. But there is an alarming lack of up-to-date information about water quality across the country. Stream Selfie is here to bridge that information gap. Stream Selfie connects you with thousands of other citizen scientists to paint a picture of streams across America. Simply snap a pic of your local stream and share it here. Your photo is step one in our effort to check the health of every stream in the country – far more streams than …

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Goal: Help scientists understand the sky from above and below.

GLOBE Observer is an international citizen science initiative to understand our global environment. Your observations help scientists track changes in clouds in support of climate research. Scientists also use your data to verify NASA satellite data. And by submitting your observations, you can help students of all ages do real scientific research as part of the GLOBE Program. To participate, just download the app, go outside and follow the prompts in the app to observe your environment. Photograph clouds, record sky observations and compare them with NASA satellite images to help scientists understand the sky from above and below.

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Libraries and community organizations need your help to spark excitement for citizen science and keep the momentum going!

The SciStarter Ambassador Program offers FREE training to volunteers ready to make an impact in their communities.

Ready to make a difference? Complete your application by March 14th to join the movement!

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GLOBE Observer is an international citizen science initiative to understand our global environment. Your observations help scientists track changes in clouds in support of climate research. Scientists also use your data to verify NASA satellite data. And by submitting your observations, you can help students of all ages do real scientific research as part of the GLOBE Program.

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Goal: To identify where pollinators are declining and improve habitat

The Great Sunflower Project has three programs. The Safe Gardens for Pollinators program which uses data collected on Lemon Queen sunflowers to examine the effects of pesticides on pollinators. The Pollinator Friendly Plants program which is designed to identify the key plants to support healthy pollinator communities. And, the Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge which allows citizen scientists to evaluate and improve gardens, parks and other green spaces for pollinators.

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I don't usually send two emails in a week. However, we are partnering with SciStarter to put materials for the Great Sunflower Project in public libraries in Arizona and they developed this great coloring page for kids. I thought it might help those of you who are parents or grandparents!

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Goal: To identify where pollinators are declining and improve habitat

The Great Sunflower Project has three programs. The Safe Gardens for Pollinators program which uses data collected on Lemon Queen sunflowers to examine the effects of pesticides on pollinators. The Pollinator Friendly Plants program which is designed to identify the key plants to support healthy pollinator communities. And, the Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge which allows citizen scientists to evaluate and improve gardens, parks and other green spaces for pollinators.

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I don't usually send two emails in a week. However, we are partnering with SciStarter to put materials for the Great Sunflower Project in public libraries in Arizona and they developed this great coloring page for kids. I thought it might help those of you who are parents or grandparents!

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Goal: Use gaming to solve the Genome Sorting Problem

The GeSort game allows players to help researchers better understand how genomes evolve by solving puzzles of different levels of difficulty.

The goal of the game is to transform a mutable row of coloured shapes into a target row with the help of three operations (duplications, deletions and inversions). The rows of coloured shapes represent sequences of genes, and the three possible operations represent biological events known to occur in real genomes. The final score of a puzzle corresponds to the total number of operations applied to the mutable row. Similarly to the game of golf, this must be achieved with as few moves as possible!

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The GeSort game allows players to help researchers better understand how genomes evolve by solving puzzles of different levels of difficulty. The goal of the game is to transform a mutable row of coloured shapes into a target row with the help of three operations (duplications, deletions and inversions). The rows of coloured shapes represent sequences of genes, and the three possible operations represent biological events known to occur in real genomes. The final score of a puzzle corresponds to the total number of operations applied to the mutable row. Similarly to the game of golf, this must be achieved with as few moves as possible! In the area of bioinformatics, this problem is called the "genome sorting problem", which is to find the shortest sequence of events that can transform one sequence of genes into another. In addition to helping the research team infer more efficient evolutionary scenarios, players' solutions will eventually lead to the development of better inference algorithms!

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The GeSort game allows players to help researchers better understand how genomes evolve by solving puzzles of different levels of difficulty. The goal of the game is to transform a mutable row of coloured shapes into a target row with the help of three operations (duplications, deletions and inversions).

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Goal: Discover all life in the ocean

With advances in imaging and AI technology, we can capture images of the ocean and quickly analyze them. However, AI needs people to continuously train and verify the models, and that's where FathomVerse comes in. Help train the AI that researchers use to find and identify animals in real ocean imagery. In doing so, you’ll hone your skills and learn how to identify nearly 50 groups of ocean animals. Every action in the game improves and trains machine learning models.

FathomVerse aims to increase our capacity to measure and monitor marine life in a changing ocean. This free mobile game offers an interactive community science experience where players engage with scientific images collected by robots and researchers around the world. Every dive in FathomVerse is filled with imagery that researchers, government agencies, and coastal communities collected with imaging systems and shared with us.

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FathomVerse aims to increase our capacity to measure and monitor marine life in a changing ocean. This free mobile game offers an interactive community science experience where players engage with scientific images collected by robots and researchers around the world. Every dive in FathomVerse is filled with imagery that researchers, government agencies, and coastal communities collected with imaging systems and shared with us. With advances in imaging and AI technology, we can capture images of the ocean and quickly analyze them. However, AI needs people to continuously train and verify the models, and that’s where FathomVerse comes in. Help train …

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Goal: Advance our understanding of cat behavior, genetics, and health

Darwin’s Cats participants can tell us about their pets through free online surveys, or contribute to our genetics research by donating to sequence their cat’s DNA. Our community scientists are populating a massive, comprehensive database that will change the scale and scope at which pet research is conducted—not just at Darwin’s Ark, but worldwide.

Darwin's Cats is a community science project conducted by the nonprofit organization Darwin's Ark. While domestic cats have lived alongside humans for centuries, cats are surprisingly understudied. Darwin’s Cats is asking community scientists to join us in our research to rapidly advance our understanding of cat genetics, behavior, and evolutionary history.

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Putting pets and their people at the forefront of scientific research.

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Goal: Help build accurate predictions of visible aurora activities.

Aurorasaurus is the first citizen science project that aggregates relatively rare sightings of the Northern and Southern Lights in order to improve real-time tracking and understanding of the beautiful phenomenon. The Aurorasaurus project allows the public to enter their observations of aurora through their website in order to better characterize their frequency, location, and rare visual characteristics.

Report on whether you can or cannot see the Northern or Southern Lights in your location. Every report helps! We will be adding more features soon including the ability to log in and receive notifications.

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Aurorasaurus - Reporting Auroras from the Ground Up

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Aurorasaurus is a citizen science site where you can report sightings of the aurora. The site contains forecasts of the Northern Lights, user-reported aurora sightings along with Tweets and photographs of the aurora borealis. You can view the real time auroral oval on a map with the current weather and sign up to receive alerts of space weather.

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Goal: Characterize exotic clouds high in the Martian atmosphere.

Clouds are a familiar feature in the atmospheres of planets. Because they can both warm and cool the atmosphere, they are important for understanding the weather and climate of planets. On Mars, icy clouds can form high in the atmosphere (above 50 km, about 30 miles up), the "mesosphere," called "mesospheric clouds". These clouds are interesting for several reasons. Although Mars is a dry planet, there is water vapor in the atmosphere that can form water-ice clouds. However, because the atmosphere of Mars is made up almost entirely (95%) of carbon-dioxide and it is cold, carbon-dioxide ice (think dry ice!) clouds can also form.

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Clouds are a familiar feature in the atmospheres of planets. Because they can both warm and cool the atmosphere, they are important for understanding the weather and climate of planets. On Mars, icy clouds can form high in the atmosphere (above 50 km, about 30 miles up), the "mesosphere," called "mesospheric clouds". These clouds are interesting for several reasons. Although Mars is a dry planet, there is water vapor in the atmosphere that can form water-ice clouds. However, because the atmosphere of Mars is made up almost entirely (95%) of carbon-dioxide and it is cold, carbon-dioxide ice (think dry ice!) clouds can also form. Some important questions about these clouds: * What causes the atmosphere to get cold enough for carbon-dioxide to freeze out? * How do clouds change from day to night, or during different seasons, or in some years more than others? * What are the clouds made of? Our goal with this project is to first find and map these clouds to create a database that will help answer such questions. To do this, we'll be searching through data acquired by the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). MCS is an instrument that peers at the horizon of the planet in the infrared and visible to measure temperature, water-ice, and dust content of the atmosphere on Mars. From nearly the first day that MCS sent data back to Earth, strange features were observed at high altitudes. These features have an arch-like or loop shape to them and have since been recognized to be clouds.

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Clouds are a familiar feature in the atmospheres of planets. Because they can both warm and cool the atmosphere, they are important for understanding the weather and climate of planets. On Mars, icy clouds can form high in the atmosphere (above 50 km, about 30 miles up), the "mesosphere," called "mesospheric clouds".

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Goal: Help scientists understand the sky from above and below.

GLOBE Observer is an international citizen science initiative to understand our global environment. Your observations help scientists track changes in clouds in support of climate research. Scientists also use your data to verify NASA satellite data. And by submitting your observations, you can help students of all ages do real scientific research as part of the GLOBE Program. To participate, just download the app, go outside and follow the prompts in the app to observe your environment. Photograph clouds, record sky observations and compare them with NASA satellite images to help scientists understand the sky from above and below.

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Libraries and community organizations need your help to spark excitement for citizen science and keep the momentum going!

The SciStarter Ambassador Program offers FREE training to volunteers ready to make an impact in their communities.

Ready to make a difference? Complete your application by March 14th to join the movement!

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GLOBE Observer is an international citizen science initiative to understand our global environment. Your observations help scientists track changes in clouds in support of climate research. Scientists also use your data to verify NASA satellite data. And by submitting your observations, you can help students of all ages do real scientific research as part of the GLOBE Program.

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Goal: Map streams across the country and start testing the waters.

Stream Selfie connects you with thousands of other citizen scientists to paint a picture of streams across America. Simply snap a pic of your local stream and share it here.

Your photo is step one in our effort to check the health of every stream in the country – far more streams than state and local agencies have the resources to check!

Thousands of people are working toward a common goal: clean water. Will you join us?

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What’s in YOUR water? We all have the right to know if the streams running through our backyards and neighborhood parks are safe. But there is an alarming lack of up-to-date information about water quality across the country. Stream Selfie is here to bridge that information gap. Stream Selfie connects you with thousands of other citizen scientists to paint a picture of streams across America. Simply snap a pic of your local stream and share it here. Your photo is step one in our effort to check the health of every stream in the country – far more streams than …

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Goal: Help scientists by observing seasonal changes in plants.

We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in which participants search for monarch caterpillars and eggs to help preserve the monarch population.

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Add your plant phenology observations to Budburst’s sixteen years of data! Contribute to help understand how plants and ecosystems respond to environmental change. Budburst (formerly Project BudBurst) is a national network of citizen scientists monitoring plants as the seasons change. Free instructional materials are available to support implementation in a variety of educational settings - Budburst is perfect for classroom learning or family fun. We have three on-going research projects: Phenology and Climate, in which participants can observe plants going through seasonal changes; Pollinators and Climate, in which participants document pollinator visitation to flowering plants; and Milkweeds and Monarchs, in …

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Goal: Monitor litter where you find it, from our oceans to your backyard.

We've been tracking litter since before smartphones existed, and we're still driven by uniting technology and citizen science to fight plastic pollution. Everyday, dedicated educational, non-profit, and scientific organizations and passionate citizen scientists from all around the world record data on inland and marine debris with our easy-to-use app, contributing to our open data platform where over 1.5 million items have been tracked to date. Together, we can create a bigger picture of marine debris and plastic pollution through collecting open data, generating scientific findings, informing policy, and inspiring upstream design.

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Join us in creating a bigger picture of the plastic pollution crisis by downloading the app today and reporting litter wherever you find it, from our oceans to your backyard. We’ve been tracking litter since before smartphones existed, and we’re still driven by uniting technology and citizen science to fight plastic pollution. Everyday, dedicated educational, non-profit, and scientific organizations and passionate citizen scientists from all around the world record data on inland and marine debris with our easy-to-use app, contributing to our open data platform where over 1.5 million items have been tracked to date. Together, we can create a …

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Goal: Monitor the seasonality and abundance of foliage arthropods

Caterpillars Count! is a project that relies on citizen scientists (you!) to help understand some of the most important organisms in our ecosystems—caterpillars and other insects—by conducting surveys of the plants and trees around them.

There are two ways to get involved with Caterpillars Count!. You can start up a new Caterpillars Count! site or find an existing Caterpillars Count! site near you.

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Goal: Tracking wildlife migration and seasonal change

Journey North is a crowdsourced, participatory science program of the UW-Madison Arboretum. Thousands of volunteers across North America contribute observational data that help track wildlife migration and seasonal change. Journey North volunteers track the migration of monarch butterflies; six species of hummingbirds; American robins; common loons; red-winged blackbirds; Baltimore, Bullocks and orchard orioles; barn swallows; and bald eagles.

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Goal: Helping dogs and humans live longer, healthier lives — together.

Visit our homepage at dogagingproject.org and click the purple Enroll Your Dog button. You’ll be asked to complete a short survey that includes basic information about you and your dog, which will help us determine how to best include you in our research.

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Longer, healthier lives for all dogs... and their humans.

The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence aging. We want to use that information to help dogs and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free from disease. With help from you, we'll gather information on thousands of participating dogs. We want to know what factors are associated with better health and longer lives. A subset of participating dogs will be selected to be part of a new clinical study to explore the potential of the drug rapamycin to improve healthspan.

Donate

Help dogs and humans live longer, healthier lives! The Dog Aging Project holds the promise of advancing our understanding of aging, behavior, disease, and much more. With your help, we can revolutionize dog health. Join us!

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Dog Aging Project - Longer, healthier lives. Together.

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The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence aging. We want to use that information to help dogs and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free from disease. With help from you, we'll gather information on thousands of participating dogs.

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Expand scientific exploration of mushrooms

Mushroom Observer is a website where you can record observations about mushrooms, help people identify mushrooms they aren’t familiar with, and expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms.

By some estimates less than five percent of the world’s species of fungi are known to science. While things are slightly better for the large fleshy fungi known as mushrooms, it is still a common experience to come across a mushroom that cannot be easily identified in the available books or which doesn’t really fit the definition of any recognized species. This site is intended to address that gap by creating a place for us to talk about and record what we’ve found, as well as connect to the existing literature about mushrooms.

Please do not feel intimidated by the scientific bent of the site. Everyone is welcome to dive in and add their own mushroom observations, upload mushroom photos and make comments on other people’s observations.

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Mushroom Observer is a website where you can record observations about mushrooms, help people identify mushrooms they aren’t familiar with, and expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms. By some estimates less than five percent of the world’s species of fungi are known to science. While things are slightly better for the large fleshy fungi known as mushrooms, it is still a common experience to come across a mushroom that cannot be easily identified in the available books or which doesn’t really fit the definition of any recognized species. This site is intended to address that gap by …