by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 6, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
The Boston Museum of Science is sponsoring Firefly Day this Saturday at 9:00 am to kick off another summer of Firefly Watch, a citizen science project dedicated to tracking the appearance of fireflies throughout the summer months. Throughout the day, visitors to the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 13, 2008 | Animal Projects, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
Firefly season has ended. In a few short months, volunteer citizen scientists (folks like us), recorded 11,800 fireflies on behalf of researchers. The data collected will help scientists better understand these critters and shed light on how nature and human actions...