Citizen Science

It's Science! Citizen-style!The idea of citizen science is a concept at the very heart of Discover Life in America.  We deeply believe that people should know and care about the natural world, and the best way to learn is to go out into the field with scientists and experts.

Citizen scientists are all ages and come from every walk of life.  Some have received formal training at some point, others are self-taught, others show up with nothing more than the desire to learn.  They help scientists with many necessary tasks, ranging in complexity from equipment carrying to data entry to specimen collection to species identification.

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Upcoming DLIA/ATBI Events

Firefly Viewing

May 31, 2013

Tree Team Twin Creeks Arthropod Sorting

Repeats every month on the third Thursday until Thu Nov 21 2013 .
June 20, 2013
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New To Science: 923

New To The Park: 7,636

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Living With Rarity

"...rare species have adapted to cope with life at low densities, in small areas, or in restricted habitats. Unfortunately, wild nature is no longer being left to its own devices, and many species face a tenuous future. Our own species, now shooting past 7 billion and far from rare, faces a different challenge: how to live sustainably without destroying the last strongholds of rarity. For rare species the struggle is to hang on for dear life until, one day, humans gain the wisdom and humility to share nature's kingdom."

From The Kingdom of Rarities (2013, p. 14, Island Press)
Dr. Eric Dinerstein, Chief Scientist with the World Wildlife Fund
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