Linkages for Module 12: Test a Citizen Science App! -- Give us your thoughts.

iNaturalist

A network for building biodiversity scientists through crowdsourced organism encounters and identifications

https://www.inaturalist.org/

MapGive

A community of online volunteer mappers created as an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Humanitarian Information Unit

https://mapgive.state.gov/

eBird

A Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society tool that allows anyone to enter and map bird sightings in North America

http://tx.audubon.org/ebird

Trinity Bird Count

A citizen science effort counting every bird species in and along the Trinity River in Dallas

http://tx.audubon.org/citizen-science/trinity-bird-count

Texas Stream Team

A group of community members, students, researchers, and professionals protecting Texas waterways

http://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/Service/TexasStreamTeam.html

Invaders of Texas

A citizen science initiative to detect invasive species

http://www.texasinvasives.org/invaders/

Texas Pollinator Bioblitz

A Texas Parks and Wildlife effort to observe pollinators

https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/bioblitz

Texas Amphibian Watch

A Texas Parks and Wildlife effort to examine the decline of frogs, toads, and salamanders

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/

Migratory Dragonfly Partnership

A citizen science effort to document and understand dragonfly and damselfly migration

http://www.migratorydragonflypartnership.org/index/about

Did You Feel It?

A USGS project for collection and analysis of earthquake data

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/background.php

National Phenology Network

A project for mapping changings in the timing of nature due to climate change

https://www.usanpn.org/

GLOBE Observer

An app-based NASA program for mapping clouds and mosquito habitats

https://observer.globe.gov/

HerpMapper

A US-based initiative for the input of reptile and amphibian observations

http://www.herpmapper.org/

Marine Debris Tracker

An app for tracking the collection of marine waste

http://www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu/

Hubble Site

A site for space-based citizen science projects, including Star Date: M83, Planet Hunters, Galaxy Zoo: Hubble, and The Andromeda Project

http://hubblesite.org/get_involved/citizen_science/

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Catalog

The federal database for citizen science projects

https://ccsinventory.wilsoncenter.org/

SciStarter

A search engine for citizen science projects

https://scistarter.com/index.html

National Geographic Society

A comprehensive list of ideas for citizen science projects

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/citizen-science-projects/