Amphibians all over the world are fighting for survival. Fortunately, citizen scientists like you can help them, especially if you live near streams and vernal pools where they breed each spring. (Photo: Brett Amy Thelen) (Correction: We incorrectly referred to Brett Amy Thelen as a herpetologist; she is a conservation biologist with expertise in amphibian conservation.) Projects and websites mentioned in this episode are: Salamander Crossing Brigades Harris Center for Conservation Education Herp Mapper What The Herp? SciStarter Citizen Science Month

Amphibians all over the world are fighting for survival. Fortunately, citizen scientists like you can help them, especially if you live near streams and vernal pools where they breed each spring. (Photo: Brett Amy Thelen) (Correction: We incorrectly referred to Brett Amy Thelen as a herpetologist; she is a conservation biologist with expertise in amphibian conservation.) Projects and websites mentioned in this episode are: Salamander Crossing Brigades Harris Center for Conservation Education Herp Mapper What The Herp? SciStarter Citizen Science Month

In this episode, we explore the romance of citizen science: how through citsci you can not only find birds, bugs, plants, and stars but also new friends and just maybe that special someone.

In this episode, we explore the romance of citizen science: how through citsci you can not only find birds, bugs, plants, and stars but also new friends and just maybe that special someone. Projects and websites mentioned in this podcast are: Globe At Night iNaturalist Library Telescope Project Science Near Me Never Home Alone Budburst Stall Catchers Health eHeart Great Backyard Bird Count

Whenever you're out frolicking in a winter wonderland, why not take a frolicking break every now and then to measure snow depth for your friends at the Community Snow Observations project? Your observations will help them verify data obtained from satellites and other remote sensing tools, and also fill in both spatial and temporal gaps in their datasets. Having a good handle on snow depth over space and time helps climate researchers, hydrologists, foresters and also specialists who track avalanche and flood threats. Then you can resume frolicking, now with the satisfaction that comes from having done your part to contribute to important science research. Projects and apps mentioned in this podcast include: Community Snow Observations project Snow Scope SnowPilot CitSci.org regObs Image credit: David Hill, Oregon State University

Join host Bob Hirshon, SciStarter founder Darlene Cavalier, Arizona State University's Deron Ash, Henry Reges from the weather watching project CoCoRaHS, and children's book author Susan Edwards Richmond for a special holiday podcast, featuring over a dozen great gift ideas for citizen science lovers! (Image: The crew of Expedition 46 decorated the International Space Station's Cupola module, a 360-degree series of windows that provides a stunning view of Earth for observations. Wikimedia, Public Domain.) Links to projects and websites mentioned in this podcast: Globe at Night AirCasting Raven CleanAir Map CO2 Monitor Review in New York Times Wirecutter iNaturalist CoCoRaHS Susan Edwards Richmond Links to Gift Ideas: Books! The Field Guide to Citizen Science by Darlene CavalierBioBlitz! & BirdCount by Susan Edwards Richmond Citizen Science Tools! Airbeam 3Sky Quality Meter (SQM-L) Discount Code: GAN-USEAranet 4 Home (Email Dr. Freimark @ Freimark@saftehnika.com to request a discount)CoCoRaHS Rain Gauge and The Year-End FundraiserFor more ideas, visit our Library Build-A-Kit Page to find supplemental supplies to participate in specific citizen science projectsRecommendation by a LIVE attendee: Foldscopes (Great gift for teachers!)

Thousands of mycophiles took to the forest in October to document as many mushrooms as they could, as part of the first annual Great North American FungiQuest. In this podcast, we spoke with Robert Courteau, project creator and also founder of the non-profit group Think Fungi. Projects and other links relevant to this podcast are: The Great North American Fungi Quest ThinkFungi Mushroom Observer

With forests being wiped out worldwide by climate change, deforestation, pests and plagues, trees need all the help they can get. Pitch in by learning about citizen forestry and joining the citizen science projects featured in this episode. Girl Scout Tree Promise NASA GLOBE Observer: Trees TreeSnap Trees Please! Help the Girl Scouts and NASA/GLOBE Protect the Planet (Video)

This month we're heading back to school to see how teachers and even college professors are making citizen science a part of their classroom instruction. Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast include: SciStarter Education Page Seek Education Project Squirrel iNaturalist GLOBE Observer: Trees Journey North Globe at Night Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Network (USECitSci)

In this podcast episode, we celebrate National Dog Day (August 26th) with some canine citizen science. Scientists would like to learn about dog personalities and genetics; what traits help them perform well as service animals; and how environmental factors could affect their health. If you have a canine companion, you have the perfect lab partner! Projects featured in the podcast include: C-BARQ https://scistarter.org/c-barq-and-fe-barq Darwin's Ark https://scistarter.org/darwins-ark Also, check out this study from Darwin's Ark, published in the journal Science, based on data provided by citizen scientists! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0639

Beat the summer heat by taking a refreshing dip into an ocean of marine citizen science activities, including swimming with sharks, chatting with manatees and sleuthing out sea dragons. Projects featured in the podcast include: eShark (on the eOcean platform) Wildbook for Whale Sharks (from Wild.me) Manatee Chat

It's summer and there's a whole lot of pollinating going on. Learn about scientists' efforts to monitor important pollinators like bumblebees, monarch butterflies and hummingbirds, and how you can help. Projects featured in this podcast are: Bumble Bee Watch Journey North Monarch Larva Monitoring Project

Summertime blues? Not on our watch! In this Summer Fun podcast, learn how you can plate and serve an ant picnic fit for a queen; use spider webs as air quality monitors; and help make cities around the world more accessible by strolling their sidewalks (virtually), looking for cracks, potholes, and missing curb cuts that could stop a wheelchair, stroller or walker in its tracks. Projects and websites featured in this podcast are: Ant Picnic Discover Ants Project Sidewalk Spidey Senser

Yes, Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the United States, helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was the first Postmaster General. But he was also an energetic citizen scientist (even though the word "scientist" didn't yet exist). He studied electricity, the Gulf Stream, refrigeration and meteorology, and he published his research. He even conducted experiments on using electricity to cook turkeys! Michael Madeja is Director of Education at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, a society founded by Franklin himself. In this special "minisode" of the SciStarter podcast, Madeja discusses some of Franklin's achievements and corrects some misconceptions about one of America's founding "citizen scientists."

It's spring, and the birds are back in town, so we're dedicating this episode of the SciStarter podcast to our avian neighbors. Get a peak into the secret world of woodpeckers, monitor the effects of climate change on birds, and learn how even city-dwellers can participate in bird research. Projects and websites featured in this podcast are: Woodpecker Cavity Cam Audubon's Climate Watch Celebrate Urban Birds

Burst out of your winter hibernation and into some exciting springtime citizen science fun with this special, pre-Citizen Science Month podcast. Learn about Nature's Notebook and ISeeChange, and get the latest on CitSci library kits that you and your family can borrow. Projects and websites featured in this podcast are: SciStarter Library Network SciStarter Event Calendar Foundations of Citizen Science Learning Module SciStarter Citizen Science Month Globe at Night Nature's Notebook ISeeChange

By donating your time, energy and, for one project, a saliva and blood sample, you can help researchers make life-saving medical discoveries. In this episode, we focus on three of the many health-related citizen science projects in the SciStarter database. Projects and websites featured in this podcast are: National Library of Medicine/ All of Us Mobile Health and Movement Assessment Outbreaks Near Me (formerly, COVID Near You)

In this episode of Citizen Science, we learn about citizen science projects sponsored by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We speak with NOAA staff in charge of sharing their vast data sets with the public, managing meteorological data, and running their program on earth magnetism.   Projects featured in this podcast are: CoCoRaHS CrowdMag Find citizen science projects supported by your local science center or museum at SciStarter.org/NOAA

In this episode of Citizen Science, we share stories from citizen science volunteers about how they share citizen science with others, and about how they got involved in citizen science themselves. We speak with a school teacher in Texas, an astrophysics graduate student in India, a Girl Scout troop leader in Virginia and a college professor in Upstate New York.   Projects discussed in this podcast:   iNaturalist Ant Picnic Globe at Night Disk Detective Clean Water Hub   Download a transcript of the episode.

As a citizen scientist, you can help researchers explore the causes, effects and potential responses to global climate change and other environmental issues. And you can do it from home or out in the field! In this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together, we explore six projects coming at the issue from six very different angles.  Discover these and many other climate change-focused and environment-related citizen science volunteer opportunities through the SciStarter Project Finder! Projects featured in this podcast episode include: Caroline Nickerson’s Miss Louisiana Earth featured projectsClimate Change in Scripted MediaOSDG Community PlatformClimate History AustraliaUrban BuzzGhosts of the CoastRipple Effects via the Citizen Science, Civics and Resilient Communities program supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Find other NOAA-supported citizen science pages hosted by science centers and museums on SciStarter. The article by Max Cawley (of the Museum of Life + Science in Durham, North Carolina) that Caroline mentions in the episode intro is on the SciStarter Blog. Transcript for this episode coming soon on the SciStarter Podcast page.