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Trees shape our neighborhoods, our climate, and our daily lives — and there are so many ways to study and support them through citizen science. Our latest newsletter rounds up projects you can try, from measuring tree height for NASA to mapping urban forests. Take a look: conta.cc/43egSts
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trees shape our neighborhoods, our climate, and our daily lives — and there are so many ways to study and support them through citizen science. Our latest newsletter rounds up projects you can try, from measuring tree height for NASA to mapping urban forests. Take a look: conta.cc/43egSts
🦠 It’s flu season! Accurate data helps our communities fight diseases like #COVID-19 and #flu. Do your part today and report to @OutbreaksNearMe
It takes less than a minute — Find it now on SciStarter! https://scistarter.org/outbreaks-near-me
#citizenscience #civicscience
It takes less than a minute — Find it now on SciStarter! https://scistarter.org/outbreaks-near-me
#citizenscience #civicscience
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🦠 It’s flu season! Accurate data helps our communities fight diseases like #COVID-19 and #flu. Do your part today and report to @OutbreaksNearMe
It takes less than a minute — Find it now on SciStarter! https://scistarter.org/outbreaks-near-me
#citizenscience #civicscience
It takes less than a minute — Find it now on SciStarter! https://scistarter.org/outbreaks-near-me
#citizenscience #civicscience
🕸️ The Halloween SciStarter Newsletter is here... and it’s spooktacular!
Read the full newsletter and start your science adventure (no tricks, just treats!):
👉 conta.cc/47C3L7L
Read the full newsletter and start your science adventure (no tricks, just treats!):
👉 conta.cc/47C3L7L
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🕸️ The Halloween SciStarter Newsletter is here... and it’s spooktacular!
Read the full newsletter and start your science adventure (no tricks, just treats!):
👉 conta.cc/47C3L7L
Read the full newsletter and start your science adventure (no tricks, just treats!):
👉 conta.cc/47C3L7L
New Moon, New Projects available on SciStarter 🌑✨ Explore opportunities to make a difference in art, the environment, and beyond:
🎨 ArtSpots 🌊 COSEA 🔥 Project Phoenix 🏖️ Sandsnap
#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
@spotteron.net
🎨 ArtSpots 🌊 COSEA 🔥 Project Phoenix 🏖️ Sandsnap
#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
@spotteron.net
October 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New Moon, New Projects available on SciStarter 🌑✨ Explore opportunities to make a difference in art, the environment, and beyond:
🎨 ArtSpots 🌊 COSEA 🔥 Project Phoenix 🏖️ Sandsnap
#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
@spotteron.net
🎨 ArtSpots 🌊 COSEA 🔥 Project Phoenix 🏖️ Sandsnap
#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
@spotteron.net
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WeDigBio is still happening!
It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
WeDigBio is still happening!
It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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Fungi power our ecosystems, our food, our medicines, and even sustainable tech innovations. Yet, we’ve only identified a small fraction of the millions of fungal species. The mushroom in your backyard might be new to science!
🧭 You can help researchers uncover this hidden world: conta.cc/4q02mPJ
🧭 You can help researchers uncover this hidden world: conta.cc/4q02mPJ
October 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Fungi power our ecosystems, our food, our medicines, and even sustainable tech innovations. Yet, we’ve only identified a small fraction of the millions of fungal species. The mushroom in your backyard might be new to science!
🧭 You can help researchers uncover this hidden world: conta.cc/4q02mPJ
🧭 You can help researchers uncover this hidden world: conta.cc/4q02mPJ
International Observe the Moon Night may have passed, but we just can't get enough of the moon! For all you selenophiles out there (moon lovers 😄), check out the newly added #citizenscience project LUNAR MELT by @psi.edu!
Check it out: https://scistarter.org/lunar-melt
#lunarscience #NASA #moon
Check it out: https://scistarter.org/lunar-melt
#lunarscience #NASA #moon
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
International Observe the Moon Night may have passed, but we just can't get enough of the moon! For all you selenophiles out there (moon lovers 😄), check out the newly added #citizenscience project LUNAR MELT by @psi.edu!
Check it out: https://scistarter.org/lunar-melt
#lunarscience #NASA #moon
Check it out: https://scistarter.org/lunar-melt
#lunarscience #NASA #moon
Billions of birds are migrating! 🐦
Join Global Big Day, Oct 11 ebird.org/octoberbigday if you want to:🌍
✨ Check forecasts: scistarter.org/birdcast
📱 Log bird sightings: scistarter.org/ebird
🎧 ID birds: merlin.allaboutbirds.org
🌌 Learn & find projects (like Globe at Night): scistarter.org/flyways
Join Global Big Day, Oct 11 ebird.org/octoberbigday if you want to:🌍
✨ Check forecasts: scistarter.org/birdcast
📱 Log bird sightings: scistarter.org/ebird
🎧 ID birds: merlin.allaboutbirds.org
🌌 Learn & find projects (like Globe at Night): scistarter.org/flyways
October 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Billions of birds are migrating! 🐦
Join Global Big Day, Oct 11 ebird.org/octoberbigday if you want to:🌍
✨ Check forecasts: scistarter.org/birdcast
📱 Log bird sightings: scistarter.org/ebird
🎧 ID birds: merlin.allaboutbirds.org
🌌 Learn & find projects (like Globe at Night): scistarter.org/flyways
Join Global Big Day, Oct 11 ebird.org/octoberbigday if you want to:🌍
✨ Check forecasts: scistarter.org/birdcast
📱 Log bird sightings: scistarter.org/ebird
🎧 ID birds: merlin.allaboutbirds.org
🌌 Learn & find projects (like Globe at Night): scistarter.org/flyways
🧠Alzheimer’s Month Catchathon
📅 Sept 30, 2025 | 2–3 PM EDT
🌍 Online — open to all!
Contribute to real research from home with Stall Catchers, an online game that helps Cornell scientists study Alzheimer’s.
👉 Learn more + register: scistarter.org/scistarter-l...
📅 Sept 30, 2025 | 2–3 PM EDT
🌍 Online — open to all!
Contribute to real research from home with Stall Catchers, an online game that helps Cornell scientists study Alzheimer’s.
👉 Learn more + register: scistarter.org/scistarter-l...
September 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧠Alzheimer’s Month Catchathon
📅 Sept 30, 2025 | 2–3 PM EDT
🌍 Online — open to all!
Contribute to real research from home with Stall Catchers, an online game that helps Cornell scientists study Alzheimer’s.
👉 Learn more + register: scistarter.org/scistarter-l...
📅 Sept 30, 2025 | 2–3 PM EDT
🌍 Online — open to all!
Contribute to real research from home with Stall Catchers, an online game that helps Cornell scientists study Alzheimer’s.
👉 Learn more + register: scistarter.org/scistarter-l...
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There's still time to register! geoemerge.com/hackathon-da...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There's still time to register! geoemerge.com/hackathon-da...
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October is full of ways to explore, celebrate & contribute to science! 🦇🐦🌌🍄 Explore bats, birds, space & fungi in our calendar—there’s something for everyone to discover. 🔭🍁
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#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience #autumn #spooky #fall
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#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience #autumn #spooky #fall
September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
October is full of ways to explore, celebrate & contribute to science! 🦇🐦🌌🍄 Explore bats, birds, space & fungi in our calendar—there’s something for everyone to discover. 🔭🍁
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#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience #autumn #spooky #fall
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#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience #autumn #spooky #fall
🧠 September is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! Join the Stall Catchers Month-Long "Catchathon": https://bit.ly/3UXgYkD
How to Get started: Create an account on StallCatchers.com with the same email you use for your SciStarter.org account Let’s make a difference together! 💜
@hcinst.bsky.social
How to Get started: Create an account on StallCatchers.com with the same email you use for your SciStarter.org account Let’s make a difference together! 💜
@hcinst.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧠 September is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! Join the Stall Catchers Month-Long "Catchathon": https://bit.ly/3UXgYkD
How to Get started: Create an account on StallCatchers.com with the same email you use for your SciStarter.org account Let’s make a difference together! 💜
@hcinst.bsky.social
How to Get started: Create an account on StallCatchers.com with the same email you use for your SciStarter.org account Let’s make a difference together! 💜
@hcinst.bsky.social
☀️🌊 Summer isn’t over yet! Take science to your beach day with MyCoast, Grunion Greeters, or CoastSnap. Snap pics, spot grunion runs, track shoreline change—help protect coasts while enjoying the last days of summer! 👉 linktr.ee/scistarter
#citizenscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
#citizenscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
August 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
☀️🌊 Summer isn’t over yet! Take science to your beach day with MyCoast, Grunion Greeters, or CoastSnap. Snap pics, spot grunion runs, track shoreline change—help protect coasts while enjoying the last days of summer! 👉 linktr.ee/scistarter
#citizenscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
#citizenscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
Dogs aren’t just best friends…they’re research partners too.
This week’s newsletter shows how your pup can help unlock discoveries while joining the fight against ticks in our communities.
👀 Tap to see the full newsletter: conta.cc/4msa4Qs
#CitizenScience #DogScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
This week’s newsletter shows how your pup can help unlock discoveries while joining the fight against ticks in our communities.
👀 Tap to see the full newsletter: conta.cc/4msa4Qs
#CitizenScience #DogScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Dogs aren’t just best friends…they’re research partners too.
This week’s newsletter shows how your pup can help unlock discoveries while joining the fight against ticks in our communities.
👀 Tap to see the full newsletter: conta.cc/4msa4Qs
#CitizenScience #DogScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
This week’s newsletter shows how your pup can help unlock discoveries while joining the fight against ticks in our communities.
👀 Tap to see the full newsletter: conta.cc/4msa4Qs
#CitizenScience #DogScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
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There are lots of climate-related opportunities listed on @scistarter.bsky.social. One very established example is CoCoRaHS - www.cocorahs.org
CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
www.cocorahs.org
August 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There are lots of climate-related opportunities listed on @scistarter.bsky.social. One very established example is CoCoRaHS - www.cocorahs.org
No matter what age you are, embrace curiosity this back-to-school season. Learn new skills—while making discoveries that matter—when you explore our featured citizen science projects. Find it all in the latest edition of the SciStarter newsletter: conta.cc/3UjTJAS @crowdsourceherbook.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
No matter what age you are, embrace curiosity this back-to-school season. Learn new skills—while making discoveries that matter—when you explore our featured citizen science projects. Find it all in the latest edition of the SciStarter newsletter: conta.cc/3UjTJAS @crowdsourceherbook.bsky.social
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EMERGE is in the Lake Okeechobee News! There’s still time for you to join our mission & fight mosquitoes across Florida with @geoemerge.bsky.social’s NASA science.
Supported as well by: @floridainnovation.bsky.social, @scistarter.bsky.social & others ❤️
📰: www.lakeonews.com/labelle/stor...
Supported as well by: @floridainnovation.bsky.social, @scistarter.bsky.social & others ❤️
📰: www.lakeonews.com/labelle/stor...
July 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
EMERGE is in the Lake Okeechobee News! There’s still time for you to join our mission & fight mosquitoes across Florida with @geoemerge.bsky.social’s NASA science.
Supported as well by: @floridainnovation.bsky.social, @scistarter.bsky.social & others ❤️
📰: www.lakeonews.com/labelle/stor...
Supported as well by: @floridainnovation.bsky.social, @scistarter.bsky.social & others ❤️
📰: www.lakeonews.com/labelle/stor...
Why are thousands of people hanging bedsheets in their backyards this week? It’s not laundry night. It’s National Moth Week & you can join from wherever you are. Read on to learn how your bedsheet, a flashlight & a camera can help discover new species. myemail.constantcontact.com/Much-Ado-abo...
July 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Why are thousands of people hanging bedsheets in their backyards this week? It’s not laundry night. It’s National Moth Week & you can join from wherever you are. Read on to learn how your bedsheet, a flashlight & a camera can help discover new species. myemail.constantcontact.com/Much-Ado-abo...
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We're turning mosquito data & community science into tools for public health & environmental resilience.
📅 Kickoff Week Webinars (July 28–Aug 1):
Citizen science tools, planning tips, & curriculum demos
🔗 geoemerge.com/events
💸 Mini-grants: $300 for libraries/orgs
🔗 geoemerge.com/mini-grants-...
📅 Kickoff Week Webinars (July 28–Aug 1):
Citizen science tools, planning tips, & curriculum demos
🔗 geoemerge.com/events
💸 Mini-grants: $300 for libraries/orgs
🔗 geoemerge.com/mini-grants-...
July 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
We're turning mosquito data & community science into tools for public health & environmental resilience.
📅 Kickoff Week Webinars (July 28–Aug 1):
Citizen science tools, planning tips, & curriculum demos
🔗 geoemerge.com/events
💸 Mini-grants: $300 for libraries/orgs
🔗 geoemerge.com/mini-grants-...
📅 Kickoff Week Webinars (July 28–Aug 1):
Citizen science tools, planning tips, & curriculum demos
🔗 geoemerge.com/events
💸 Mini-grants: $300 for libraries/orgs
🔗 geoemerge.com/mini-grants-...
Researchers are looking for volunteers to monitor ambient air quality in major U.S. cities.
If you're selected, you'll receive a free air quality monitor for your home.
Get started today: scistarter.org/pm-opera
If you're selected, you'll receive a free air quality monitor for your home.
Get started today: scistarter.org/pm-opera
PM OPERA: Study Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Urban Areas - SciStarter
Want to help improve air quality and protect community health—just by hosting a small monitor at your home, office, or community center? We’re inviting residents of cities across the U.S. to take part...
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July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Researchers are looking for volunteers to monitor ambient air quality in major U.S. cities.
If you're selected, you'll receive a free air quality monitor for your home.
Get started today: scistarter.org/pm-opera
If you're selected, you'll receive a free air quality monitor for your home.
Get started today: scistarter.org/pm-opera
Sharks aren’t the villains this upcoming Shark Week (July 20-26). 🦈
See how people around the world are helping through citizen science — and how you can too.
Tap the link to explore the full list of shark-focused projects, that you can do at a coastline or from home: conta.cc/40bGGVE
See how people around the world are helping through citizen science — and how you can too.
Tap the link to explore the full list of shark-focused projects, that you can do at a coastline or from home: conta.cc/40bGGVE
July 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sharks aren’t the villains this upcoming Shark Week (July 20-26). 🦈
See how people around the world are helping through citizen science — and how you can too.
Tap the link to explore the full list of shark-focused projects, that you can do at a coastline or from home: conta.cc/40bGGVE
See how people around the world are helping through citizen science — and how you can too.
Tap the link to explore the full list of shark-focused projects, that you can do at a coastline or from home: conta.cc/40bGGVE
The #SummerSlide isn’t playground fun: it’s a seasonal dip in academics. Students often lose ground in science and math because hands-on learning usually takes a vacation when school is out. In our latest newsletter, find #CitizenScience projects where you can learn, while doing. conta.cc/40iho88
June 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The #SummerSlide isn’t playground fun: it’s a seasonal dip in academics. Students often lose ground in science and math because hands-on learning usually takes a vacation when school is out. In our latest newsletter, find #CitizenScience projects where you can learn, while doing. conta.cc/40iho88
Whether you’re fishing, hiking, or bug-hunting, the fun outdoor projects we featured in our Father’s Day newsletter turn time in nature into meaningful discoveries.
Explore the full list: conta.cc/3HC9Oie
Explore the full list: conta.cc/3HC9Oie
June 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Whether you’re fishing, hiking, or bug-hunting, the fun outdoor projects we featured in our Father’s Day newsletter turn time in nature into meaningful discoveries.
Explore the full list: conta.cc/3HC9Oie
Explore the full list: conta.cc/3HC9Oie
Did you know your garden could unlock scientific discoveries? 🌼
We featured five #CitizenScience projects in our latest newsletter that turn everyday observations into real research.
Start exploring the science growing right outside your door: conta.cc/45DEHN9
@inaturalist.bsky.social
We featured five #CitizenScience projects in our latest newsletter that turn everyday observations into real research.
Start exploring the science growing right outside your door: conta.cc/45DEHN9
@inaturalist.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Did you know your garden could unlock scientific discoveries? 🌼
We featured five #CitizenScience projects in our latest newsletter that turn everyday observations into real research.
Start exploring the science growing right outside your door: conta.cc/45DEHN9
@inaturalist.bsky.social
We featured five #CitizenScience projects in our latest newsletter that turn everyday observations into real research.
Start exploring the science growing right outside your door: conta.cc/45DEHN9
@inaturalist.bsky.social
The SciStarter Ambassador Program for Libraries and Community Based Organizations: What we've learned and where we're heading. Poster by Tara Cox as presented at #CAPS2025 #AAPS scistarter.org/go/ambassado... – learn more at blog.scistarter.org/2025/05/citi...
June 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The SciStarter Ambassador Program for Libraries and Community Based Organizations: What we've learned and where we're heading. Poster by Tara Cox as presented at #CAPS2025 #AAPS scistarter.org/go/ambassado... – learn more at blog.scistarter.org/2025/05/citi...