Volunteers have always been important to conservation. If you participate as a citizen scientist in Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count from December 14 to January 5, you’ll be adding to data collected for more than a century!

Researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies, and other interested individuals use the data to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America.

Sign up for a count near you.

State parks and forests also have citizen science opportunities that you can participate in year round, including:

-- Bird, bat, amphibian, and monarch butterfly monitoring and counting

-- Tree and plant monitoring and measuring

-- Water quality testing

Click Here to see upcoming Citizen Science opportunities in a park or forest near you.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

(Reprinted from the November 29 issue of DCNR’s Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

[Posted: Nov. 30, 2017]

12/4/2017