State College Bird Club
December 13, 2017
State College Bird Club Meeting, December 13, 2017
Presiding: Doug Wentzel
Notes by Madison Botch (temporary substitute for Debra Grim)
Speaker:
Jennifer Shirk – Citizen Science
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Citizenscience.org
What do we need to change the world?:
- Information
- Experience
- Shared understanding
Backyard Bird Count
- Occurrence map
Reasons to ebird:
- “Donate brain to science” campaign didn’t work
- “Use as your list tool” campaign successful
Example: Integrating inquiry curriculum
Citizen Science Association (CSA)
Galaxyzoo- people are investing their time because they know it makes a difference
Wunderground
ALLARM -> alliance for aquatic resource management
Publiclab.com
- low budget, high expectations
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
More collaboration + more data + more trust = better management
Sustainable development goals
Birdsleuth.org -> educate
Crowdandcloud.org -> pbs series
Scistarter.com -> list of citsci projects
Golden gate raptor observatory program