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The following is a list of citizen science organizations and online lists of citizen science projects.  It is maintained by the [https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Citizen_Science/Crowdsourcing_Working_Group Citizen Science/Crowdsourcing Working Group].  This is not an exhaustive list, but includes a variety of projects from different taxa and locations. Suggestions can be sent to [https://www.idigbio.org/contact/Dr._Austin_Mast Austin Mast].  
The following is a list of citizen science organizations and online lists of citizen science projects.  It is maintained by the [https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Citizen_Science/Crowdsourcing_Working_Group Citizen Science/Crowdsourcing Working Group].  This is not an exhaustive list, but includes a variety of projects from different taxa and locations. Suggestions can be sent to [https://www.idigbio.org/contact/Dr._Austin_Mast Austin Mast].  


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'''General Citizen Science Information:'''


'''General Citizen Science Information:'''
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science Wikipedia entry for Citizen Science]&nbsp;


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science Wikipedia entry for Citizen Science]&nbsp;
[http://www.openscientist.org/ OpenScientist]&nbsp;


[http://www.openscientist.org/ OpenScientist]&nbsp;<br>[http://scienceblogs.com/digitalbio/2010/01/citizen_science_projects_on-li.php Citizen Science projects on-line blog posting&nbsp;]<br>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/ Scientific American's Citizen Science page&nbsp;]
[http://scienceblogs.com/digitalbio/2010/01/citizen_science_projects_on-li.php Citizen Science projects on-line blog posting&nbsp;]


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[http://scienceblogs.com/digitalbio/2010/01/citizen_science_projects_on-li.php ][http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/ Scientific American's Citizen Science page&nbsp;]
 
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'''See below for:'''
'''See below for:'''  


*Plants &amp; Fungi  
*Plants &amp; Fungi  
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'''PLANTS/FUNGI'''<br>[http://www.foliagenetwork.com Foliage Network]<br>[http://www.greatsunflower.org/ Great Sunflower Project] <br>[http://leafsnap.com/ Leafsnap ]<br>[http://mushroomobserver.org/ Mushroom Observer ]<br>[http://budburst.org Project BudBurst (NEON)]<br>[http://www.projectsquirrel.org/index.shtml Project Squirrel]<br>[http://rcci.savetheredwoods.org/action/redwoodwatch.shtml Redwood Watch]  
'''PLANTS/FUNGI'''<br>[http://www.foliagenetwork.com Foliage Network]<br>[http://www.greatsunflower.org/ Great Sunflower Project] <br>[http://leafsnap.com/ Leafsnap ]<br>[http://mushroomobserver.org/ Mushroom Observer ]<br>[http://budburst.org Project BudBurst (NEON)]<br>[http://www.projectsquirrel.org/index.shtml Project Squirrel]<br>[http://rcci.savetheredwoods.org/action/redwoodwatch.shtml Redwood Watch]  


 
<br> '''BIRDS'''  
'''BIRDS'''  


[http://data.prbo.org/cadc2/ California Avian Data Center]: “a regional node of the [http://www.avianknowledge.net/ Avian Knowledge Network] (AKN) hosted by [http://www.prbo.org/ PRBO Conservation Science]”<br>Cornell Lab of Ornithology [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citsci/projects Citizen Science Projects]<br>[http://www.ducks.org/migrationmap Ducks Unlimited Migration Map]<br>[http://ebird.org/ eBird] <br>[http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ The Great Backyard Bird Count]<br>[http://www.hummonnet.org/ Hummingbird Monitoring Network]<br>[http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBS/ North American Breeding Bird Project ](USGS)<br>[http://www.rubythroat.org/default2.html Operation RubyThroat, The Hummingbird Project]<br>[http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw Project FeederWatch ]<br>[http://www.tucsonbirds.org/ Tucson Bird Count (Arizona)]  
[http://data.prbo.org/cadc2/ California Avian Data Center]: “a regional node of the [http://www.avianknowledge.net/ Avian Knowledge Network] (AKN) hosted by [http://www.prbo.org/ PRBO Conservation Science]”<br>Cornell Lab of Ornithology [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citsci/projects Citizen Science Projects]<br>[http://www.ducks.org/migrationmap Ducks Unlimited Migration Map]<br>[http://ebird.org/ eBird] <br>[http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ The Great Backyard Bird Count]<br>[http://www.hummonnet.org/ Hummingbird Monitoring Network]<br>[http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBS/ North American Breeding Bird Project ](USGS)<br>[http://www.rubythroat.org/default2.html Operation RubyThroat, The Hummingbird Project]<br>[http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw Project FeederWatch ]<br>[http://www.tucsonbirds.org/ Tucson Bird Count (Arizona)]  
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<br>'''INSECTS'''  
<br>'''INSECTS'''  


[http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/ Art Schapiro's Butterfly Site (California)]<br>[http://www.discoverlife.org/bee/index.html Bee Hunt! ]<br>[https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/ Firefly Watch]<br>[http://mbs.umf.maine.edu/ Maine Butterfly Survey]<br>[http://www.livemonarch.org/ Monarch Foundation]<br>[http://www.mlmp.org/ Monarch Larva Monitoring Project]<br>[http://www.monarchwatch.org/ Monarch Watch]<br>[http://www.ufnativebuzz.com/ Native Buzz]<br>[http://pollinator.org/nappc/index.html North American Pollinator Protection Campaign]<br>[http://www.schoolofants.org/ School of Ants]<br>[http://www.discoverlife.org/cricket/DC/ Washington D.C./Baltimore Cricket Crawl]
[http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/ Art Schapiro's Butterfly Site (California)]<br>[http://www.discoverlife.org/bee/index.html Bee Hunt! ]<br>[https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/ Firefly Watch]<br>[http://mbs.umf.maine.edu/ Maine Butterfly Survey]<br>[http://www.livemonarch.org/ Monarch Foundation]<br>[http://www.mlmp.org/ Monarch Larva Monitoring Project]<br>[http://www.monarchwatch.org/ Monarch Watch]<br>[http://www.ufnativebuzz.com/ Native Buzz]<br>[http://pollinator.org/nappc/index.html North American Pollinator Protection Campaign]<br>[http://www.schoolofants.org/ School of Ants]<br>[http://www.discoverlife.org/cricket/DC/ Washington D.C./Baltimore Cricket Crawl]  


<br> '''ANIMALS (General)'''<br>[http://www.evolutionmegalab.org/ Evolution MegaLab]<br>[http://www.aza.org/frogwatch/ FrogWatch USA<br>][http://jellywatch.org/ Jelly Watch]<br>[http://www.movebank.org/ MoveBank]- For animal tracking and photo monitoring data<br>[http://www.projectnoah.org/ Project Noah]<br>[http://sevengillsharksightings.org/ Sevengill Shark Sightings]<br>[http://www.geerg.ca/sharksonline/autres/index.php Shark Observation Network]<br>[http://scistarter.com/project/316 Turtle Roadway Mortality Study]<br>[http://www.nwf.org/WildlifeWatch/ Wildlife Watch – National Wildlife Federation]<br>[http://www.whmn.org/ Wildlife Health Monitoring Network]<br>[http://www.junponline.com/ Wildlife Sightings]<br>[http://wildobs.com/ WildObs (Wildlife Observations)]- Record, manage and share your wildlife encounters


'''ANIMALS (General)'''<br>[http://www.evolutionmegalab.org/ Evolution MegaLab]<br>[http://www.aza.org/frogwatch/ FrogWatch USA<br>][http://jellywatch.org/ Jelly Watch]<br>[http://www.movebank.org/ MoveBank]- For animal tracking and photo monitoring data<br>[http://www.projectnoah.org/ Project Noah]<br>[http://sevengillsharksightings.org/ Sevengill Shark Sightings]<br>[http://www.geerg.ca/sharksonline/autres/index.php Shark Observation Network]<br>[http://scistarter.com/project/316 Turtle Roadway Mortality Study]<br>[http://www.nwf.org/WildlifeWatch/ Wildlife Watch – National Wildlife Federation]<br>[http://www.whmn.org/ Wildlife Health Monitoring Network]<br>[http://www.junponline.com/ Wildlife Sightings]<br>[http://wildobs.com/ WildObs (Wildlife Observations)]- Record, manage and share your wildlife encounters
<br>'''OTHER'''<br>[http://www.citizensciencealliance.org/ Citizen Science Alliance]<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Including [Http://www.oldweather.org/ Old Weather], [http://www.planethunters.org/ Planet Hunters], [http://whale.fm/ Whale FM], [https://www.zooniverse.org Zooniverse] <br>[http://www.cocorahs.org/ CoCoRaHs] (collaborative rain hail and snow monitoring network)<br>[http://creekwatch.researchlabs.ibm.com/ Creek Watch ](watershed monitoring)<br>[http://eterna.cmu.edu/ EteRNA ](designing RNA)<br>[http://fold.it/portal/ Foldit] (protein folding)<br>[http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ Galazy Zoo]<br>[http://www.limpetsmonitoring.org LiMPETS] (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students, coastal CA)<br>[http://qcn.stanford.edu/ Quake-Catcher Network] (earthquake monitoring)<br>[http://scistarter.com scistarter] (hundreds of Citizen Science projects)<br>[http://www.texasinvasives.org/ Texas Invasives]<br>[http://whatsinvasive.com/ What's Invasive!]  
 
<br>'''OTHER'''<br>[http://www.citizensciencealliance.org/ Citizen Science Alliance]<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Including [[ http://www.oldweather.org/|Old Weather]], [http://www.planethunters.org/ Planet Hunters], [http://whale.fm/ Whale FM], [https://www.zooniverse.org Zooniverse] <br>[http://www.cocorahs.org/ CoCoRaHs] (collaborative rain hail and snow monitoring network)<br>[http://creekwatch.researchlabs.ibm.com/ Creek Watch ](watershed monitoring)<br>[http://eterna.cmu.edu/ EteRNA ](designing RNA)<br>[http://fold.it/portal/ Foldit] (protein folding)<br>[http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ Galazy Zoo]<br>[http://www.limpetsmonitoring.org LiMPETS] (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students, coastal CA)<br>[http://qcn.stanford.edu/ Quake-Catcher Network] (earthquake monitoring)<br>[http://scistarter.com scistarter] (hundreds of Citizen Science projects)<br>[http://www.texasinvasives.org/ Texas Invasives]<br>[http://whatsinvasive.com/ What's Invasive!]


<br>'''UNITED STATES <br>general regional networks for phenology and observation'''  
<br>'''UNITED STATES <br>general regional networks for phenology and observation'''  


[http://www.inaturalist.org/ iNaturalist] <br>[http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ Journey North]: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change<br>[http://www.mapseasons.net/ Mid-Atlantic Phenology Network]<br>[http://phenology.cfans.umn.edu/index.htm Minnesota Phenology Network (MnPN)]<br>[http://phenology.osu.edu/ Ohio State University (OSU) Phenology Garden Network Project]<br>[http://budburst.org Project Budburst<br>][http://egsc.usgs.gov/shenandoah.html Shenandoah National Park Phenology Project]<br>[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/ Texas Nature Watchers]<br>[http://www.usanpn.org/home USA-National Phenology Network]
[http://www.inaturalist.org/ iNaturalist] <br>[http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ Journey North]: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change<br>[http://www.mapseasons.net/ Mid-Atlantic Phenology Network]<br>[http://phenology.cfans.umn.edu/index.htm Minnesota Phenology Network (MnPN)]<br>[http://phenology.osu.edu/ Ohio State University (OSU) Phenology Garden Network Project]<br>[http://budburst.org Project Budburst<br>][http://egsc.usgs.gov/shenandoah.html Shenandoah National Park Phenology Project]<br>[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/ Texas Nature Watchers]<br>[http://www.usanpn.org/home USA-National Phenology Network]  
 
[http://www.usanpn.org/home ][http://www.vtecostudies.org/citsci.html Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Citizen Science page]


[http://www4.uwm.edu/wps/ Wisconsin Phenological Society]
[http://www.usanpn.org/home][http://www.vtecostudies.org/citsci.html Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Citizen Science page]  


[http://www4.uwm.edu/wps/ Wisconsin Phenological Society]


'''Non-US&nbsp;networks for phenology and observation'''<br>[http://volunteer.ala.org.au/ Atlas of Living Australia Volunteer Portal<br>][http://www.climatewatch.org.au/ Australia ClimateWatch <br>][http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/ Canada NatureWatch&nbsp;]
<br> '''Non-US&nbsp;networks for phenology and observation'''<br>[http://volunteer.ala.org.au/ Atlas of Living Australia Volunteer Portal<br>][http://www.climatewatch.org.au/ Australia ClimateWatch <br>][http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/ Canada NatureWatch&nbsp;]  


[http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/ [http://www.citizencyberscience.net/ Citizen Cyberscience Centre]<br>][http://goearthtrek.blogspot.com/ EarthTrek]- Global Citizen Science Program<br>[http://www.pik-potsdam.de/%7Erachimow/epn/html/frameok.html European Phenology Network and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research List of "all phenological networks"]<br>[http://www.metla.fi/metinfo/fenologia/index-en.htm Finnish Forest Research Institute Phenology Observations<br>][http://www.obs-saisons.fr/ French Phenology Network (Obseratoire Des Saisons)<br>][http://www.garlicmustard.org/ Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey<br>][http://www.ispotnature.org iSpot]<br>[http://pen.agbi.tsukuba.ac.jp/index_e.html Japan Phenological Eyes Network (PEN)<br>][http://www.natuurkalender.nl/ Netherlands Phenology Network (de Natuurkalender)<br>][http://www.blommar.nu/index.php Swedish Phenology Network<br>][[ http://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/web/fr/recherche/projets_acheves/cost_725.html|Swiss Phenology Network<br>]][http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/ UK Nature's Calendar<br>]
[http://www.citizencyberscience.net/ Citizen Cyberscience Centre&nbsp;]<br>[http://goearthtrek.blogspot.com/ EarthTrek]- Global Citizen Science Program<br>[http://www.pik-potsdam.de/%7Erachimow/epn/html/frameok.html European Phenology Network and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research List of "all phenological networks"]<br>[http://www.metla.fi/metinfo/fenologia/index-en.htm Finnish Forest Research Institute Phenology Observations<br>][http://www.obs-saisons.fr/ French Phenology Network (Obseratoire Des Saisons)<br>][http://www.garlicmustard.org/ Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey<br>][http://www.ispotnature.org iSpot]<br>[http://pen.agbi.tsukuba.ac.jp/index_e.html Japan Phenological Eyes Network (PEN)<br>][http://www.natuurkalender.nl/ Netherlands Phenology Network (de Natuurkalender)<br>][http://www.blommar.nu/index.php Swedish Phenology Network<br>][Http://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/web/fr/recherche/projets acheves/cost 725.html Swiss Phenology Network<br>][http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/ UK Nature's Calendar<br>]  


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Revision as of 21:57, 12 November 2013

The following is a list of citizen science organizations and online lists of citizen science projects.  It is maintained by the Citizen Science/Crowdsourcing Working Group.  This is not an exhaustive list, but includes a variety of projects from different taxa and locations. Suggestions can be sent to Austin Mast.


General Citizen Science Information:

Wikipedia entry for Citizen Science 

OpenScientist 

Citizen Science projects on-line blog posting 

[1]Scientific American's Citizen Science page 


See below for:

  • Plants & Fungi
  • Birds
  • Insects
  • Animals (General)
  • Other
  • United States
  • Non-US


PLANTS/FUNGI
Foliage Network
Great Sunflower Project
Leafsnap
Mushroom Observer
Project BudBurst (NEON)
Project Squirrel
Redwood Watch


BIRDS

California Avian Data Center: “a regional node of the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) hosted by PRBO Conservation Science
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Citizen Science Projects
Ducks Unlimited Migration Map
eBird
The Great Backyard Bird Count
Hummingbird Monitoring Network
North American Breeding Bird Project (USGS)
Operation RubyThroat, The Hummingbird Project
Project FeederWatch
Tucson Bird Count (Arizona)


INSECTS

Art Schapiro's Butterfly Site (California)
Bee Hunt!
Firefly Watch
Maine Butterfly Survey
Monarch Foundation
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Monarch Watch
Native Buzz
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
School of Ants
Washington D.C./Baltimore Cricket Crawl


ANIMALS (General)
Evolution MegaLab
FrogWatch USA
Jelly Watch
MoveBank- For animal tracking and photo monitoring data
Project Noah
Sevengill Shark Sightings
Shark Observation Network
Turtle Roadway Mortality Study
Wildlife Watch – National Wildlife Federation
Wildlife Health Monitoring Network
Wildlife Sightings
WildObs (Wildlife Observations)- Record, manage and share your wildlife encounters


OTHER
Citizen Science Alliance
     Including Old Weather, Planet Hunters, Whale FM, Zooniverse
CoCoRaHs (collaborative rain hail and snow monitoring network)
Creek Watch (watershed monitoring)
EteRNA (designing RNA)
Foldit (protein folding)
Galazy Zoo
LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students, coastal CA)
Quake-Catcher Network (earthquake monitoring)
scistarter (hundreds of Citizen Science projects)
Texas Invasives
What's Invasive!


UNITED STATES
general regional networks for phenology and observation

iNaturalist
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Mid-Atlantic Phenology Network
Minnesota Phenology Network (MnPN)
Ohio State University (OSU) Phenology Garden Network Project
Project Budburst
Shenandoah National Park Phenology Project
Texas Nature Watchers
USA-National Phenology Network

[2]Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Citizen Science page

Wisconsin Phenological Society


Non-US networks for phenology and observation
Atlas of Living Australia Volunteer Portal
Australia ClimateWatch
Canada NatureWatch 

Citizen Cyberscience Centre 
EarthTrek- Global Citizen Science Program
European Phenology Network and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research List of "all phenological networks"
Finnish Forest Research Institute Phenology Observations
French Phenology Network (Obseratoire Des Saisons)
Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey
iSpot
Japan Phenological Eyes Network (PEN)
Netherlands Phenology Network (de Natuurkalender)
Swedish Phenology Network
acheves/cost 725.html Swiss Phenology Network
UK Nature's Calendar