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Calling all bat-enthusiasts: Bats in Backyards project wants citizen scientists to help uncover secrets of the night sky (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Public Technologies 03 Oct 2023
Bats in Backyards project wants citizen scientists to help uncover secrets of the night sky ... Following a successful pilot last year, the Bats in Backyards project is once again calling on citizen scientists to help survey insect-eating bats by recording bat calls over a period of 3 to 5 days.
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Light pollution could be harmful to the survival of some NC backyard birds, study says

Gaston Gazette 03 Oct 2023
To understand factors linked to the birds’ survival, researchers combined data from the citizen-science study with maps of light pollution, noise pollution and paved surface area ... The study also highlighted how scientists can tap into an often overlooked research tool − the citizen-scientist.
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The Tension in Climate Science Between Mitigation and Adaptation

Time Magazine 03 Oct 2023
I share some of the very negative reactions to Brown’s stunt that have been expressed by many climate scientists ... Scientists should, of ... We have to learn to be good scientists and good citizens at the same time, and to see those obligations as connected rather than at odds.
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Looking for Bigfoot? Why not Whitehall?

The Post-Star 03 Oct 2023
ALEX PORTAL ... People are also reading… ... Sasquatch researchers gave stirring presentations on the work being done by citizen scientists in the field of Sasquatch-ology, devotees dressed to the nines in their very best Sasquatchiest getups for the costume contest, and the capper of the event, the calling contest yielded some harrowing hollers ... .
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Legislative Auditor launches preliminary inquiry into hiring, departure of Erin DuPree

MinnPost 03 Oct 2023
Michelle Griffith at the Minnesota Reformer looks into the nonprofit Let Them Play MN, which sued Gov. Tim Walz twice over shutting down athletics during the COVID pandemic ... Erin Hassanzadeh at WCCO reports citizen scientists discovered two new invasive pests, the Asiatic garden beetle and the elm seed bug, in Minnesota this summer ... .
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WKU students' app lets you aid eclipse research

Bowling Green Daily News 03 Oct 2023
The team has been hard at work developing “SunSketcher,” an app that allows “citizen scientists” to aid in real eclipse research ... states ... May said a project like this isn’t simple – it requires a slew of disciplines to make it work, from graphic artists to app developers designing the app to astronomers and scientists who help guide the research ... .
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A fast-growing invasive vine has been found in Maine

Union Leader 03 Oct 2023
—The discovery of an invasive vine in Maine has alarmed state officials who keep an eye out for non-native species. It's called the mile-a-minute vine, and despite the name, it doesn't grow 60 miles in one hour ... Hilaire said she got so many emails, her department came up with an identification chart to help citizen scientists know what to look for.
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Discovery Day Returns to OSU-Cascades with Talks, Demos, Hands-on Activities for All Ages on October 7

Cascade Business News 03 Oct 2023
(A participant balances on a slacken at the Oregon State University Cascades Discover Day in 2018 . Photo by Rob Kerr Photography) ... Discovery Day is will take place from 10am to 4pm and is free to the public ... The HERS Lab’s Bat Hub is taking a novel approach to conservation, mobilizing researchers and citizen scientists across the Pacific Northwest.
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WHAT WAS HALIFA SALLAH DOING IN LIBERIA FROM 23RD TO 29TH SEPTEMBER?

Foroyaa 02 Oct 2023
On the 10th October, 2023 Liberian voters are to elect their president and legislators for the coming six years after the vote. In preparation for the Election Mr ... The following were invited as International guest speakers at the conference. Hon ... Sam G ... Nurturing Sovereign Citizens (A Handbook for Political Scientists and Civic Educators) ... ....
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‘It smells so bad’: glut of wild salmon creates stink in Norway and Finland

The Observer 02 Oct 2023
... monitoring site after the dam,” says Panu Orell, a research scientist at the Natural Resources Institute in Finland ... Erkinaro, who is working with citizen scientists to track where pink salmon go when they die, is studying nutrient levels in the water, asking questions such as.
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In New York City, scuba divers' passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect ...

Decatur Daily 02 Oct 2023
NEW YORK— On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of New York City ... Not all is pretty ... The project invites what organizers call "citizen scientists" to survey their diving sites to help catalog the myriad items that don't belong in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water ... W. .
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Diving groups tackle cleanup of plastic waste

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02 Oct 2023
Dive by dive, small groups have been trying to undo some of the damage as part of the DIVERS-ity Initiative, which promotes inclusion in the sport ... Not all is pretty ... The project invites what organizers call "citizen scientists" to survey their diving sites to help catalog the myriad items that don't belong in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water.
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In New York City, scuba divers’ passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect ...

The Villager 02 Oct 2023
On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of New York City ... Not all is pretty ... The Dive Against Debris project invites what organizers call “citizen scientists” to survey their diving sites to help catalog the myriad items that don’t belong in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water ... ....
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'I LOVE THE SCUBA DIVERS'

Auburnpub dot com 02 Oct 2023
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN AND TED SHAFFREY. Associated Press. NEW YORK STATE ... Not all is pretty ... The undersea litter isn't always visible from the shore ... Sept ... Sept ... Sept ... The project invites what organizers call "citizen scientists" to survey their diving sites to help catalog the myriad items that don't belong in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water ... .
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NYC scuba divers who collect trash from waters once uncovered ATM machine, goat skull

New York Post 02 Oct 2023
More On. scuba divers. Connecticut couple rescues baby shark they found stuck in a work glove at the bottom of the ocean ... Not all is pretty ... “We have to do it all.” ... The project invites what organizers call “citizen scientists” to survey their diving sites to help catalog the myriad items that don’t belong in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water ... ....

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