Interested in learning more about the Academy’s citizen science programs? Check out the videos, articles, and presentations below to delve deeper into our projects and priorities.
In May 2012, the California Academy of Sciences held three days of meetings about citizen science and biodiversity research. The goal of these meetings was to discuss best practices of public participation in scientific research with other institutions, citizen science practitioners and participants, data managers, and biodiversity researchers. This was done not only to help inform the Academy’s new citizen science initiative on documenting California biodiversity, but also to help advance the field of citizen science as a whole through engaging discussions and presentations about working with volunteers, aligning research and conservation goals with participant needs, and the use of technology in a variety of ways to benefit projects that involve public participation in research.
Proceedings from the California Biodiversity Citizen Science Meetings
Keep up with our day-to-day efforts by following the Document Biodiversity blog, maintained by members of the Academy's Citizen Science department.
Have questions about our community science programs? Want to get involved? Email us at communityscience@calacademy.org.
The Academy community science team is Rebecca Johnson and Alison Young
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