Author: Jennifer Shirk

Having a flexible structure for a project is necessary for engaging different participants with different levels of familiarity, interest, trust, confidence, and skill with scientific investigation. Providing a variety of ways to participate helps practitioners and participants find common ground. Although the ultimate goal of a PPSR project may be data collection, it may take time with a number of scaffolding activities to develop the interest and confidence necessary to collect and submit data for scientific analysis. These scaffolding activities may be outside of the PPSR project. It takes practitioners, participants, and local leaders working together to come to a…

From the Nominating Committee: On November 4th, all Citizen Science Association members should have received an email ballot to vote on the slate for the CSA's inaugural Board. We hope everyone takes this responsibility seriously and exercise the right to have your voice heard. We would again like to thank everyone for the thoughtful nominations for the inaugural Board. This community is truly fortunate to have so many highly qualified people willing to serve. From the nominations received, we have put together a slate of twelve potential Board members that we feel can provide the guidance needed to foster our…

We are currently soliciting nominations to serve on the first Board of Directors for the newly forming Citizen Science Association (CSA). As you may know, CSA is in its first year as a membership organization, with over 2,000 members registered. CSA's specific mission is to "advance citizen science through communication, coordination, and education." In order to accomplish this important mission, CSA will need outstanding leadership. We are seeking individuals to collectively represent a diversity of expertise and experience to move CSA forward. Areas of interest include citizen science programs and activities, financial planning and management, prior experience serving on non-profit…