ayoung 2012.05.19 astc citizen science pm
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New Directions in Citizen Science
Alison YoungMay 19, 2012
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California Academy of Sciences
Living Roof Project
Most Wanted Spider
Bay Area Ant Survey
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California Academy of Sciences
Citizen Science Goals• Engage the public in real, active scientific research connected to the Academy
• Create projects with direct impact on biodiversity, science literacy, and/or conservation
• Provide an opportunity for “tiered-involvement” by members of the public with varying expertise and time
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California Academy of Sciences
Citizen Science Goals (cont’d.)
• Provide multiple entry points for participants at different stages of the scientific enterprise: defining the research, planning, data collection, analysis, and sharing outcomes
• Engage scientists and participants in mutually beneficial work together
• Innovate in the use of mobile and other digital media
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California Academy of Sciences
Measures of Success for Citizen Science Projects
• Scalable to reach regional or national/international audiences
• Improve science and/or eco-literacy
• Advance Academy research
• Result in new information and public involvement in support of sustainability initiatives locally, regionally, nationally and/or internationally
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Citizen Science: Bechtel Grant
• Year-long planning grant—S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
• Answer real research questions about California biodiversity
• Use our historical collections as a baseline• Two test cases—terrestrial & intertidal• Partners: Marin Municipal Water District &
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve with Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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California Academy of Sciences
Test Case #1—Marin Municipal Water District
Bio surveys of plant speciesKey Goals:• Document current state of flora on Mt. Tamalpais.• Fill taxonomic gaps in our collections. • Focus on fire-associated species and land use.• Establish benchmark for exploring climate-related
shifts in distribution.
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California Academy of Sciences
17 species are known only from Marin and 8 of these are found in the watershed!
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California Academy of Sciences
The Mt. Tamalpais watershed: a biodiversity paradise!• 900 species of plants & 400 species of animals
• more than 50% of Marin’s flora is found in the watershed (only 12% of Marin County)
• 15% of California’s flora is found in the watershed (.01% of the area of the state)
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California Academy of Sciences
Test Case #2—Pillar Point
Intertidal SurveysKey Goals:• Use Academy specimen data as baseline for
comparing new data.• Deliver species list with GPS tagged images & habitat
ranges.• Focus on influence of high visitorship & reef closures
re: protecting harbor seals.
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Long-term climatic shifts: Climate change
• Permanent shifts in distribution
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California Climate Change
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Progress to Date
•Biosurveys at Mt. TamalpaisTraining session: March 23March 24Training sessions: April 28 & May 2May 5June 23-24August 25
•Intertidal Monitoring at Pillar PointWeek of June 4th
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California Academy of Sciences
Future Steps• Evaluation (on-going)
– Are we meeting our goals?– Our we meeting the needs of our participants?
• 2013: Pilot-test a project– Add-in goals not covered in test cases (tiered involvement, multiple entry points,
mobile/digital media)
• 2014: Launch a project– Include components on the public floor
• Future: Scale up– CA network of science institutions– National/international