Citizen science turns morning walks along Washington’s coastline into environmental surveys, a camping trip with friends into an in-depth exploration of fauna, and a swim in the ocean into a scavenger ...

Scientists can’t be everywhere all at once, as much as they’d like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are concerned with spreading the net wider — or getting more helping hands on ...

In recent years, citizen science methodology has gained significant momentum and is becoming increasingly important in large-scale ecological and conservation research. By involving volunteers, it ...