Helping with science research is a great way to connect with nature! The world of citizen science needs your help for projects - counting species, monitoring water and weather and more. Learn more about New England-based citizen science here!
Resources
Featured
Join thousands of people around the world to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up conservation lands, trails and more near you.
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Summary report of the science findings and citizen science approach used in the Beach Blitz 2015, a water quality sampling effort by the New England Sustainability Consortium.
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Learn how to map invasive plants using EDDMaps, so your observations will contribute to a wider effort.
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An online resource for learning about and reporting sightings of invasive, non-native forest pests in New Hampshire.
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Tips for working with citizen science volunteers compiled by UNH Extension, Nature Groupie, and NH Sea Grant staff.
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Stories
Wednesday, March 27, 1:38pm by Malin Clyde The Picture Post project has ended, the website is down, and it will not be restored. What does this mean for citizen science?
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Thursday, January 4, 10:19am by Malin Clyde A new 100% online course in choosing and using citizen and community science will launch in fall 2024. Sign up to get notifications and learn more.
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Monday, August 7, 2:12pm by Daniel Ehrsam NH Fish & Game works to care for endangered butterflies in NH and what you can do to help.
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Monday, August 15, 11:28am by Malian Jennings If you find yourself outside in nature and notice an organism that is unfamiliar, unusual, or cool looking, I highly recommend Seek. SEEK IT!
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Wednesday, April 22, 1:30pm by Charlotte Thompson Together, we can still have a big impact for Earth Day 2020!
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Monday, April 6, 3:51pm by Charlotte Thompson How a backyard exploration with iNaturalist as part of a "socially distant bioblitz" connected staff member Charlotte Thompson to people across the world, and ultimately, more to home.
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Friday, January 4, 3:34pm by Jill Ketchen New England cottontail conservation effort brings UNH researchers and citizen scientists together
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Thursday, December 6, 1:21pm by Emily Lord Get outside and get involved with any of these citizen science projects this winter
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Thursday, April 26, 4:46pm by Brett Amy Thelen A wood frog makes her way across North Lincoln Street in Keene, NG. This year, she'll have a little extra help.
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Wednesday, January 31, 5:31pm by Andrew Welsh Volunteers stepped up to help assess the damage in the White Mountain National Forest
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Saturday, January 6, 10:55am by Kathy Schillemat A volunteer's own words on why she helps shepherd salamanders to safety each spring.
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Tuesday, November 7, 11:46am by Malin Clyde Borrow stewardship tools for free from a new Seacoast, NH-based library
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Tuesday, October 17, 11:54am by Larry Clow NH Rabbit Reports seeks rabbit sightings from citizen scientists
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Tuesday, October 3, 12:17pm by Linda Schier Dozens of students and over 40 community members identified and mapped plant and animal species at the Province Lake Golf Course
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Friday, August 4, 12:58pm by Malin Clyde Extension staff share their favorite citizen science ideas from the Citizen Science conference in St. Paul, MN
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Tuesday, January 3, 4:08pm by Emily Lord 22% of New England’s native plants are rare or deemed historic. These volunteers give their time to help conserve and promote native plants.
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Friday, October 21, 11:40am by Emily Lord In early October, volunteers gathered in Swanzey, New Hampshire to put the finishing touches on a stream restoration project that put citizen science into action.
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Tuesday, September 27, 12:08pm by Malin Clyde Malin Clyde, Project Manager for the Network, co-authors a new paper about citizen science in the Journal of Biological Conservation
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Friday, August 12, 1:55pm by Megan Verfaillie Summer intern Megan Verfaillie shares some of her most memorable moments from the 2016 summer.
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Friday, July 29, 1:43pm by Megan Verfaillie Summer intern Megan Verfaille's take on the UNH Storm Watchers project.
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Friday, June 24, 11:49am by Megan Verfaillie Summer intern Megan Verfaillie shares her experience working on water quality in Great Bay.
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Friday, March 4, 9:59am by Laura Deming Citizen scientists help generate data that is essential for researchers and managers in their efforts to protect bat species.
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Friday, January 8, 10:26am by Alyson Eberhardt We all have an intuitive sense of phenology. What does that mean and how can we take a closer look at these subtle changes?
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Monday, November 23, 12:28pm by Emily Lord Could I be a citizen scientist? A newbie spends the morning with the Coastal Research Volunteers and gets a taste for what citizen science is all about.
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Monday, October 26, 12:46pm by Haley Andreozzi A mammal-enthusiast spends the day helping to research fish for a stream in need
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Monday, October 5, 1:46pm by Malin Clyde Why do people volunteer for the environment? We're asking people who help at workdays, and learning what motivates people to give back.
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Tuesday, September 8, 8:15am by Evelyn Jones , Trina Lafata New Hampshire’s beautiful and highly rated 13 mile slice of the Atlantic coast is a popular vacation destination in New England. So how clean are its coastal beaches?
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Thursday, June 4, 3:01pm by Ellen Snyder Count migrating eels in coastal rivers, document flowering and fruiting times of alpine plants
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Citizen Science
July 15–July 15
New Hampshire
Loon Preservation Committee
March 1–May 31
New Hampshire
Harris Center for Conservation Education
April 1–June 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
April 1–December 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
April 1–May 30
New Hampshire
Harris Center for Conservation Education
May 1–August 15
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Audubon
June 1–September 30
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
June 1–June 30
Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
June 1–July 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
November 1–April 30
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
December 14–January 4
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
National Audubon Society
January 1–December 31
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Mass Audubon
January 1–December 31
New Hampshire
UNH Cooperative Extension
January 1–December 31
Maine
January 1–March 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
January 1–December 31
New Hampshire, Vermont
January 1–December 31
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
January 1–December 31
Maine
Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative
February 10–February 11
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Audubon
