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Learn about the field of citizen science, encompassing an understanding of its ethical framework, operational principles, and best practices in the field.

What Is Citizen Science?

Citizen Science is based on natural and social science methodologies. It involves members of the public in monitoring and scientific research. These projects can range from local to regional, and global scales, and participation can vary from data collection to other aspects of the scientific process, like the creation of research questions, data analysis, project evaluation, and reporting.

Involving members of the public in monitoring and scientific research has been expressed in a number of different ways. For simplicity we use the umbrella term Citizen Science, but encourage practitioners who identify with Community-Based Monitoring (CBM), Community Science, Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR), and other related endeavors to join. This Community of Practice will explore different aspects of working with the public in environmental monitoring and science that may be of interest to practitioners of a number of related fields.

    Resources

    Fact Sheet

    Advancing Citizen Science in Alberta

    Government of Alberta, Ministry of Environment and Parks

    Academic Paper

    Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection

    Duncan C. McKinley, Abe J. Miller-Rushing, Heidi L. Ballard, Rick Bonney, Hutch Brown, Susan C. Cook-Patton, Daniel M. Evans, Rebecca A. French, Julia K. Parrish, Tina B. Phillips, Sean F. Ryan, Lea A. Shanley, Jennifer L. Shirk, Kristine F. Stepenuck, Jake F. Weltzin, Andrea Wiggins, Owen D. Boyle, Russell D. Briggs, Stuart F. Chapin III, David A. Hewitt, Peter W. Preuss, and Michael A. Soukup

    Academic Paper

    Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences

    Dilek Fraisl, Gerid Hager, Baptiste Bedessem, Margaret Gold, Pen-Yuan Hsing, Finn Danielsen, Colleen B. Hitchcock, Joseph M. Hulbert, Jaume Piera, Helen Spiers, Martin Thiel & Mordechai Haklay

    Report

    Citizen Science Principles of Good Practice

    Government of Alberta, Ministry of Environment and Parks

    Webpage

    Harmonized JEDI Definitions

    Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

    Report

    NOAA Citizen Science Strategy: Applying the Power of the Crowd

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Webpage

    Research and Evaluation Resources

    Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

    Website

    Trainings

    European Citizen Science Platform

    Other

    Report

    Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy

    Edited by Susanne Hecker, Muki Haklay, Anne Bowser, Zen Makuch, Johannes Vogel & Aletta Bonn