by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 16, 2009 | Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
A citizen science alert from Georgette. If you’re near Durham, NC this weekend (July 19), join the Plant Stalkers training session and help track and monitor invasive species of plants near the Eno River. Invasive plants range from those that do not provide...
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 | Jul 3, 2009 | Animal Projects, Bird Projects, Blog, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
Cornell Lab of Ornithology presents this year’s contest in Celebrating Urban Birds, Funky Nests in Funky Places! Do some bird-watching and get creative with a photo, painting, quilt, sculpture, story…or any other medium that inspires you. And if the thought of getting...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 26, 2009 | Animal Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Projects & Activities
Here’s Dr. John, with a new twist on the classic game of Frogger. The Vancouver Aquarium has re-imagined the classic arcade game, Frogger, to better reflect the global decline in the amphibian population. The new version, Frogster, retains the spirit of the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 23, 2009 | Animal Projects, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects
Squirrels live in small areas of our neighborhoods year round and don’t hibernate, though they often go unnoticed as we humans carry on our daily lives. However, you might say that squirrels and people have a lot more in common than any of us probably realize...
