What accounts for species diiversity, specifically species richness, in an urban park? Is it the size of the park? Is it habitat diversity within the park? Is it the location of the park relative to birds’ migration route? I am interested in these questions because of my interest in urban ecology, but also specifically because […]
Bird Species Diversity in New York City Parks Read Post »
Image: GBBC Social Media 2018 The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society launched the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) in 1998. It was the first web-based citizen science project to collect data on wild birds. The most common type of citizen science project is one designed by institutional scientists and the public […]
Reflections on the Great Backyard Bird Count in Washington Square Park Read Post »
To the question, Which city can observe the most nature?, the answer is Dallas/Fort Worth. Sixteen cities participated in the second annual City Nature Challenge (CNC) and 510 citizen scientists made a whopping 24,170 observations of 2311 species. Texas had two other cities in the top 5: Austin and Houston in fourth and fifth places. […]
City Nature Challenge 2017 – Washington Square Park Read Post »
Last weekend, Darlene Chevalier tweeted about SciStarter’s new partnership with Philadelphia Media Network. Each week, a Philadelphia-based citizen science project will be showcased on PMN’s media outlets. Since I am living in Arlington, VA, the news inspired me to present projects based in the DC Metro Area. If you recall, I did something similar for […]
DC Metro Area Citizen Science Projects on SciStarter Read Post »
We are big fans of citizen science. A few years ago, we volunteered with Your Wild Life to collect Ants on Broadway. WSP Eco Projects was fortunate to work with SciStarter on a prototype wildlife observation tool called WSP Nature Finds. The launch of the prototype coincided with the last day of the World Science Festival 2015. To see […]
New York Citizen Science Projects on SciStarter Read Post »
Image: Ants on Broadway team at collection site in Riverside Park One October morning I had the privilege of accompanying Drs. Holly Menninger and Amy Savage of Your Wild Life on Day 2 of the Ants on Broadway expedition. Holly is an entomologist and Amy is an ecologist. Without having met either Holly or Amy before, […]
Ants on Broadway: Citizen Science in Riverside Park Read Post »