Now that you understand what Citizen Science is and have found some opportunities for you to get involved in Environmental Science, I want you to do an online search for citizen science projects that you could get involved with. Find ONE that interests YOU, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE. It could be on habitat restoration, wildlife conservation, scientific data collection, scientific monitoring or anything environmental science related. 
 

POST THE FOLLOWING:
1) The two opportunities you found that you are interested in. Tell us briefly WHY they interest you. 
2) What country, state and city you live in, so we know where you searched for projects. If you feel uncomfortable keep your location general. ( I live in Sanjose)
3) What project you found that interests you the most. Tell us the name of it and a couple sentences about it and why you are interested in it. Also include why you think this would help the environment. 

 

 

Please write TWO opportunities 

Two Opportunities

Plant watch- PlantWatch is a Canada-wide network of volunteers that record the blooming periods of common plant species in each province as part of the NatureWatch program suite. PlantWatchers' data is a useful tool for tracking how and at what pace climate change is occurring throughout the country..

Indigenous Conservation- This is a citizen scientists program that will play a key part in realizing the Government of Canada's promise to maintain biodiversity and conserve 25% of land, inland waterways, and marine and coastal ecosystems by 2025, with a goal of 30% by 2030. Through the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program, the Government of Canada is funding $6.4 million in 22 First Nations-led programs. These initiatives will allow First Nations to safeguard clean air and water, combat climate change, and contribute to a healthy environment for everyone.

Opportunity which interested me most

Plant Watch

This is a program in which citizen scientists were tasked with documenting blooming periods for various plant species and reporting these dates to researchers. Researchers assess and detect ecological changes based on the data that may be harming our ecosystem, and the data is put to a Web map displaying bloom dates throughout Canada. This also aids academics in tracking the impacts of climate change and global warming in Canada. The plants included in this guide blossom every spring, owing to increased temperatures. According to research, certain plant species are blossoming a month sooner than they were a century ago. Changes in plant blossoming are thought to be a result of climate change, according to experts. In this regard, the initiative is also a means of learning how plants are reacting to climate change (NatureWatch, 2020).
It's fascinating because, if your town has PlantWatch species, all you have to do is watch for when flowers blossom, collect the data, and submit it. Given the information you've supplied, researchers will be able to better understand the consequences of climate change.
This initiative will benefit the environment by revealing how plants adapt to or react to climate change. Plant behavior and traits will be thoroughly investigated. On the other side, the blooming season may provide insight into what is going on in our environment, such as how climate change in conjunction with rising temperatures impacts plants, as well as other consequences on the biome to which it belongs. PlantWatch is a tool for tracking climate change and its negative impact on the environment in which plants live.