Citizen Science — Global Projects

Citizen science associationhttps://citizenscience.org/The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring done by, for, and with members of the public.
iNaturalisthttps://www.inaturalist.org/This site collects data on any and all living things.
eBirdhttps://ebird.org/homeThis site documents bird distribution, abundance, habitat use, and trends through checklist data collected within a simple, scientific framework. Birders enter when, where, and how they went birding, and then fill out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the outing. eBird’s free mobile app allows offline data collection anywhere in the world, and the website provides many ways to explore and summarize your data and other observations from the global eBird community.
FieldScopehttps://www.fieldscope.org/FieldScope is an innovative map-based data collection and analysis platform managed by BSCS Science Learning. It supports citizen and community science projects and other initiatives with tools to collect data from dispersed geographic locations and to analyze trends, patterns and change over time, including the impact of interventions.
Globe at Nighthttps://www.globeatnight.org/The Globe at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations from a computer or smart phone.
Litteratihttps://litterati.org/Litterati is an independent company that works with individuals, data scientists, corporations, & researchers to build a litter free world through capturing data about litter.
Project NestWatchhttps://nestwatch.org/
Project Noahhttps://www.projectnoah.org/A global community of nature enthusiasts photographing and learning about wildlife
SciStarterhttps://scistarter.org/This is a platform that enables people from all walks of life to advance scientific research by finding projects that match their interests and tracking their contributions.
iNaturalisthttps://www.inaturalist.orgRegister an Account at iNaturalist.org, Download the free App, and search for projects near you
Zooniversehttps://www.zooniverse.org/The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Our goal is to enable research that would not be possible, or practical, otherwise.
Micro activisthttps://www.microactivist.orgMicroActivist is dedicated to connecting youth with the world’s oceans, creating the next generation of ocean warriors! Beach cleanups, classroom outreach, and micro movies.
The National Phenology Networkhttps://www.usanpn.org/homeThe USA-NPN brings together volunteer observers, government agencies, non-profit groups, educators and students of all ages to monitor the impacts of climate change on plants and animals in the United States.
homegrown national parkshttps://homegrownnationalpark.orgencourage folks to plant native keystone plants that support biodiversity
Native plant finderhttps://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinderNational Wildlife Federation has a wonderful sight that helps you find native plants that support creatures particular to your home
Green schoolyardshttps://www.greenschoolyards.orgGreen Schoolyards movement is bringing this work to local schools. Lots of volunteer opportunities to add gardens to schools and get kids out using iNaturalist and nature journaling.
City nature challengehttps://earthwatch.org/research/sustainable-cities/city-nature-challenge