by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
Last week, I had the pleasure of organizing a citizen science project for my son’s second grade class. The teacher and students were well-prepared by the time I entered the classroom to talk about Cornell’s citizen science project called “Pigeon...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 14, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
Here’s a terrific Public Service Announcement promoting a new network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) collaborating to protect ocean wildlife in California. It was created by Randy Olson (author of “Don’t Be SUCH A Scientist” and producer of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 9, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
Call for Nominations for the 2010 National Wetlands Awards Nomination forms for the 2010 National Wetlands Awards Program are now available at www.nationalwetlandsawards.org. For more than 20 years, the National Wetlands Awards program has honored individuals who have...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 27, 2009 | Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
Here’s Sarah with a fascinating update to one of her previous posts. You may recall one of my posts from a few months ago where I encouraged everyone to become involved in CureTogether. (To summarize, CureTogether is a collaboration of people from around the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 18, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
The Return of Buzz Lightyear Thanks, John, for sharing this NASA image of the day. Disney’s space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space...
