Citizen Science SciStarter

In this episode, we learn about efforts to discover
flower/bee partnerships, an app for monitoring the populations and distribution of turtles and other reptiles, and a new water quality testing technique that
uses cotton tampons.

Projects and websites included in this podcast:

Ask A Bumblebee

Bees In Your Backyard

HerpMapper

What The Herp?

David M. Carroll

iNaturalist

Seek by iNaturalist

Tampling: Optical Brightener Water Quality Sampling

Image Credits (all public domain, except where noted):

Green Sea Turtle Hatchling

Pete Leary/USFWS

https://flic.kr/p/2pzRDd3



Galearis spectabilis, Showy Orchis

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/VSQspD

 

Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/XpVyfo

 

Echinacea purpurea, Coneflower

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/NDE3qc

 

Green-fringed orchid

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/2hWNCyv

 

Cercis, Redbud

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/27ipYfq

 

Yellow Corydalis

Helen Lowe Metzman

https://flic.kr/p/McNQTa

 

Honey bees in yellow pumpkin flower

Credit: Kirsten Strough/USDA

https://flic.kr/p/2maRLeD

 

Rusty Patched Bumblebee

Credit: Sarah Warner/USFWS

https://flic.kr/p/We58Uu

 

Backyard Bees of North America poster

BeesInYourBackyard.com

 

Sam Droege at desk

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/usgs-native-bee-inventory-and-monitoring-lab-eastern-ecological-science-center

USGS Media

 

Floating fuzzy bumblebee and flower

James Johnstone

https://flic.kr/p/2adZcpU

CC BY 2.0 DEED

Attribution 2.0 Generic



Eastern Box Turtle

Shendandoah National Park

https://flic.kr/p/fC5iYg

 

Tampling images and video

Kelly Albus, Ben Hendrickson, Desiree Jackson, and Miranda
Waite

 

SciStarter Theme:

Podcast Theme

Kevin Hartnell



Additional Music:

Mess

Steven Combs



The Confluence

Gagmesharkoff

In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we recap Citizen
Science Month, the April solar eclipse, learn about a new episode of the Wild
Hope video series on rewilding landscapes, building vernal pools, and an
unusual fish that swims ashore to mate.

Projects and resources featured include:

Project FeederWatch

 

iNaturalist



Squirrel Mapper



Project Squirrel



Stall Catchers



Wild Hope



NASA Eclipse Debrief



Project Budburst



Journey North



Bumble Bee Watch

 

Ask A Bumble Bee



Grunion Greeters



Credits:

 

Grunion video:

Michael Murrie, Pepperdine University

 

Podcast Theme

Kevin Hartnell

 

Additional Music:

Mess

Steven Combs

 

Pharmacy Party

Steven Combs

March is Women’s History Month AND we’re just days away from Citizen Science Month. And that’s why we have Rosie the Robot urging everyone to roll up their sleeves and do their part by signing up for the One Million Acts of Science Challenge! If we all work together We Can Do It!

Projects Mentioned:

Citizen Science Month

Dolphin Chat

Manatee Chat

Instant Wild

Project Sidewalk

Monkey Health Explorer

Citizen and Community Science Library Network

Wild Hope

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe
that special someone.

Projectsmentioned in this podcast include:

Budburst

https://scistarter.org/budburst

The Great
Backyard Bird Count

https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count

Do NASA Science
Live

https://scistarter.org/nasa-live

Mountain Rain or
Snow

https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow

Fresh Eyes On
Ice

https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice

GLOBE Observer–
Land Cover

https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover

Backyard Worlds:
Cool Neighbors

https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors

The SunGrazer
Project

https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project

Message from
Kristi Yamaguchi

https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi

Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson

https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv

Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell

ttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/

In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe that special someone.
Projects mentioned in this podcast include:
Budburst
https://scistarter.org/budburst
The Great Backyard Bird Count
https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count
Do NASA Science Live
https://scistarter.org/nasa-live
Mountain Rain or Snow
https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow
Fresh Eyes On Ice
https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice
GLOBE Observer– Land Cover
https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover
Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors
https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors
The SunGrazer Project
https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project
Message from Kristi Yamaguchi
https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi
Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson
https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
ttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/

Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast!
Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are:
Squirrel Mapper
Project Squirrel
Seek
iNaturalist
Zooniverse
Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science
Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024
HamSCI
Project FRESH Air
Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) 
AirCasting
Drug Sniffing Squirrels video
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell