WV Master Naturalist Program The mission of the West Virginia Master Naturalist Program is to train interested people in the fundamentals of natural history, nature interpretation and teaching, and to instill in them an appreciation of the importance of responsible environmental stewardship. The program will also provide a corps of highly qualified volunteers to assist government agencies, schools, and non-government organizations with research, outdoor recreation development, and environmental education and protection. |
Ricoh Theta will make a nice addition to @audubonsociety Christmas Bird Count 115 year old program will never be the same! #birdcount #citizenscience #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA |
Wildlife Diversity Program & Natural Heritage Program
responsible for those species listed by the federal government as threatened or endangered, as well as nongame wildlife and their habitats. It also administers many outreach programs and provides vital assessment information. |
Watershed Improvement Branch
The mission of WV DEP’s Watershed Improvement Branch (WIB) is to inspire and empower people to value and work for clean water. WIB administers programs that educate, provide assistance, plan and implement water quality protection, improvement and restoration projects.
The mission of WV DEP’s Watershed Improvement Branch (WIB) is to inspire and empower people to value and work for clean water. WIB administers programs that educate, provide assistance, plan and implement water quality protection, improvement and restoration projects.
West Virginia Watershed Network
The West Virginia Watershed Network is a group of state and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit groups, committed to providing resources for watershed management in West Virginia. The West Virginia Watershed Network is an informal association of interests with a mission to collaboratively support efforts necessary to empower local residents to make decisions for sustainable management of their resources.
The West Virginia Watershed Network is a group of state and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit groups, committed to providing resources for watershed management in West Virginia. The West Virginia Watershed Network is an informal association of interests with a mission to collaboratively support efforts necessary to empower local residents to make decisions for sustainable management of their resources.
Watershed Groups
Watershed groups (WGs) are dedicated groups of individuals and organizations, usually volunteers, who represent the interest of the community and the environment with a mission, goals, and plan for implementing water quality improvement projects, enhancing habitat, developing recreational activities and informing their neighbors of the importance of natural resource protection.
Watershed groups (WGs) are dedicated groups of individuals and organizations, usually volunteers, who represent the interest of the community and the environment with a mission, goals, and plan for implementing water quality improvement projects, enhancing habitat, developing recreational activities and informing their neighbors of the importance of natural resource protection.
Watershed Associations Quote.......
Click on the maps below to find a watershed association in your region
Mission
Promote the preservation and restoration of our state's waters by providing an understanding of their ecological integrity. This mission is accomplished by conducting workshops, training volunteers on how to monitor their local wadeable streams and rivers. |
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Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit
Crowdsourcing and citizen science help federal agencies to innovate, collaborate and discover. In this toolkit, you will learn how to design and maintain projects. You can also read through case studies and access additional resources related to communities that practice crowdsourcing and citizen science.
Crowdsourcing and citizen science help federal agencies to innovate, collaborate and discover. In this toolkit, you will learn how to design and maintain projects. You can also read through case studies and access additional resources related to communities that practice crowdsourcing and citizen science.
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Database of federal crowdsourcing and citizen science projects
This project is led by the Commons Lab within the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Commons Lab’s mission is to mobilize public participation and innovation in science, technology, and policy through research and development. (About the Commons Lab database) See: Overview of Federal CitSci Programs |
Air Sensor Toolbox for Citizen Scientists provides information and guidance on new low-cost compact technologies for measuring air quality.
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The A.T. Seasons project brings together different parks and organizations that are actively monitoring seasonal changes in plants and animals (phenology) along the Appalachian Trail.
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contains data for 20 projects available for public participation representing all USGS mission areas.
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The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is collecting public weather reports through a free app available for smart phones or mobile devices. The app is called “mPING,” for Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground.
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The Citizen Science Association, through CitizenScience.org, unites expertise from educators, scientists, data managers, technology specialists, evaluators, and others to power citizen science. Join us, and help speed innovation by sharing insights across disciplines.
CoCoRaHS
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). By using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and utilizing an interactive Web-site, our aim is to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications. We are now in all fifty states. |
"Volunteers working together to measure precipitation across the nation."
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Cornell University
Citizen Science Central Citizen science, volunteer monitoring, participatory action research... this site supports organizers of all initiatives where public participants are involved in scientific research. |
CitSci.org supports your research by providing tools and resources that allow you to customize your scientific procedure - all in one location on the internet.
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The CSA is a collaboration of scientists, software developers and educators who collectively develop, manage and utilize internet-based citizen science projects in order to further science itself, and the public understanding of both science and of the scientific process. These projects use the time, abilities and energies of a distributed community of citizen scientists who are our collaborators.
Our projects live within the ‘Zooniverse’, the home of Citizen Science on the web. Each is inspired by a science team who provide the initial ideas, the reassurance that what we’re doing can make a real contribution and an audience who are willing to use the end result. We are working with a wide variety of partners, from classicists to climate scientists and ecologists to planetary scientists. VIEW ALL PROJECTS.
Frack Tracker Alliance
shares maps, data, and analyses to communicate impacts of the global oil and gas industry and informs actions that positively shape our energy future.
shares maps, data, and analyses to communicate impacts of the global oil and gas industry and informs actions that positively shape our energy future.
Public Lab.org is a community where you can learn how to investigate environmental concerns. Using inexpensive DIY techniques, we seek to change how people see the world in environmental, social, and political terms.
- Tools & techniques developed by Public Lab contributors
SkyTruth is a nonprofit organization using remote sensing and digital mapping to create stunning images that expose the landscape disruption and habitat degradation caused by mining, oil and gas drilling, deforestation, fishing and other human activities.
Our vision is a world where all people can see and understand the environmental consequences of human activity everywhere on Earth, and are motivated to take action to protect it.
Our mission is to motivate and empower new constituencies for environmental protection through illuminating the issues that impact our planet. We use scientifically credible satellite images and other visual technologies to create compelling pictures that vividly illustrate environmental impacts, and provide these pictures and supporting data to environmental advocates, policy-makers, the media, and the public.
Our vision is a world where all people can see and understand the environmental consequences of human activity everywhere on Earth, and are motivated to take action to protect it.
Our mission is to motivate and empower new constituencies for environmental protection through illuminating the issues that impact our planet. We use scientifically credible satellite images and other visual technologies to create compelling pictures that vividly illustrate environmental impacts, and provide these pictures and supporting data to environmental advocates, policy-makers, the media, and the public.
Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (SWPA-EHP)
If you are concerned about potential health effects from natural gas extraction activities, or other environmental impacts where you live, there are steps you can take to protect your health. You don’t need to wait for test results or illness to confirm your sense that you may be faced with health risks. You can take action now. |
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Trout Unlimited
Our Mission To conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Our Vision By the next generation, Trout Unlimited will ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters. Who We Are Founded in Michigan in 1959, Trout Unlimited today is a national non-profit organization with 150,000 members dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Our staff and volunteers work from coast to coast to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain trout and salmon habitat on behalf of today’s anglers and coming generations of sportsmen and women who value the connection between healthy, intact habitat and angling opportunity. |
Eastern Shale Gas Monitoring Program
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TU launches TroutBlitz, a citizen-science effort to catalog wild and native trout across North AmericaORGANIZATION INVITES ALL ANGLERS TO PHOTOGRAPH AND MAP THEIR CATCHES IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE
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QUEST, or Quality Useful Environmental Study Teams is a water quality monitoring and reporting program that includes two distinct, yet collaborative approaches to collecting water quality data and information:
QUEST Research Partners – Led by the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University, this component of the QUEST program includes a regimented program of bi-weekly collected water quality sampling. Sampling takes place on the mainstem of the 3 rivers included in the project (Monongahela,Allegheny, and Ohio) and includes a full detailed laboratory analysis of the samples. This detailed water chemistry and flow information is used to determine the loading of Total Dissolved Solids and other parameters.
QUEST Volunteer Organizations – In each region, there are also QUEST Volunteer Organizations involved in the project! This is a coordinated effort of grassroots organizations such as watershed associations and individuals that contribute to the collection of important water quality data. QUEST Volunteer Organizations collect, at a minimum, data on conductivity, pH and water temperature.
QUEST Research Partners – Led by the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University, this component of the QUEST program includes a regimented program of bi-weekly collected water quality sampling. Sampling takes place on the mainstem of the 3 rivers included in the project (Monongahela,Allegheny, and Ohio) and includes a full detailed laboratory analysis of the samples. This detailed water chemistry and flow information is used to determine the loading of Total Dissolved Solids and other parameters.
QUEST Volunteer Organizations – In each region, there are also QUEST Volunteer Organizations involved in the project! This is a coordinated effort of grassroots organizations such as watershed associations and individuals that contribute to the collection of important water quality data. QUEST Volunteer Organizations collect, at a minimum, data on conductivity, pH and water temperature.