Tag Archive: citizen science

Jan 18

Cleveland Grows Its Green Space With People Power

Power to the people…who united to protect hundreds of acres of green space around Cleveland. Get inspired: When the last big plot of open land in Parma, Ohio was slated for development, a group of proactive citizens formed to save the 80-acre stretch of land. And they didn’t stop there! Derek Schafer of the West …

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Aug 28

Water Quality Monitoring

Volunteers at the University of Rhode Island collect information used by researchers, educators, and others. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Citizen scientists testing the waters…on this CurrentCast. If you’re wondering what the volunteers at the University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch Program do, just ask Program Director Linda Green. Green: “They’re measuring water temperature; they’re …

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