by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 18, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities
World Water Monitoring Day™ (WWMD) is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies. An...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 7, 2009 | Chemistry Projects, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Ocean & Water Projects
Do you ever wonder what is really coming out of the faucet when you turn on your water? If you participate in World Water Monitoring Day on September 18, you will be one step closer to finding out! World Water Monitoring Day is an international education and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 10, 2009 | Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Policy
Here’s a citizen science report from Dr. John Ohab! Let’s talk about things that frighten me and start with the mysterious creatures of the deep. I mean, really — surviving under extreme pressures and temperatures, often without sunlight, in a hostile...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 13, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather Projects, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities
Nolan from Colorado State University wants you to know about CoCoRaHS, a fun and simple citizen science activity for the weather enthusiast. Volunteers send in backyard rain, hail and snow observations to scientists who measure and track the data. The National...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 21, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science, Ocean & Water Projects, Projects & Activities, Shad
Karen Laverty of PBS affiliate WGBH dropped me a line about a brand new NOVA show premiering on Tuesday 11/25 on PBS. “Ocean Animal Emergency” shows ocean mammals being rescued from the wild, tagged (see left; photo credit: Doug Hamilton) and released or...
