citizen science

Horseshoe citizen scientist classes may be popular among environmentalists just caring for nature, but less well known is how much the creatures do for humans: a compound in the animal's blue blood has the unique ability to ensure the safety of vaccines, injectable medications, and medical devices

FrogWatch USA is a national citizen science program collecting data on frog populations are across the United States, with a Southwest Florida chapter active for over 20 years.

We learn about a UF/IFAS Extension and Florida Sea Grant citizen science program called Eyes on Seagrass that has been collecting information about seagrasses in upper Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay since 2019 — and is planning to expand into Lee County next year. Citizen Science is the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by everyday people who aren’t necessarily scientists themselves, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists. In other words — giving scientists more hands to collect the information they need to better understand whatever it is they are studying.

The Southwest Florida Amphibian Monitoring Network, or Frog Watch, was established in the year 2000 in order to collect long-term data on frog communities…

Spring is peak horseshoe crab mating season here in Florida, and although they’ve existed for about 450-million years, little is known about local…

The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count was started on Christmas Day in the year 1900. It’s one of the longest running citizen science efforts ever.…

The North American Butterfly Association has conducted its Butterfly Count Program in the United States, Canada, and Mexico since 1993. Local counters try…

New information about whale shark behavior, biology, and ecology is being released today in the scientific journal BioScience. The 22 year long…