From the songs of sparrows outside your apartment window to the purple crocuses bursting into bloom in a nearby park – all that nature you're observing could actually be helpful to scientists. Here's a step-by-step guide to becoming a community scientist.
No matter what website or app you use, your contribution matters!"We all need each other," Connolly says,"to understand what's happening in the natural world.""People often see nature, especially if you live in a city, as something that is far away or hard to get to," Connolly says."You can study nature in the cracks of the sidewalk...There are insects everywhere. There are birds everywhere. You don't have to be out in the wilderness.
You can document air or water quality in your neighborhood, watch the squirrels and their movement patterns or turn over a rock to find ants and snails and slugs. Maybe you're noticing more robins on a grassy patch a block away from your apartment, or the water from your tap tastes different: you can take your first venture into being a citizen scientist by sharing those observations.We'd love to hear from you. If you have a good life hack, leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823 or email us at [email protected]. Your tip could appear in an upcoming episode.
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