This international citizen science project aims to raise awareness about light pollution and its impacts on communities. Light pollution threatens not only our “right to starlight”, but can affect energy consumption, wildlife and health. Adults and students alike, can report their night sky brightness observations daily to Globe at Night. All they need is a computer or phone.

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The Celebrate Urban Birds citizen science project seeks to record observation data on birds in urban areas around the world. There are over 12,000 participants across the globe submitting data!

Look to the skies for this Citizen Science feature. NASA scientists and volunteer members of the public collaborate to make important scientific discoveries. No science degree required!

The Ocean Cleanup is increasing their effort to rid the world’s oceans of plastic by asking for help and support from people all over the world. In December 2020, The Ocean Cleanup released a brand-new River Plastic Survey app and an upgraded Ocean Plastic Survey app so that citizen scientists can join forces with them.

The EarthEcho Water Challenge (formerly World Water Monitoring Challenge) is a program of EarthEcho International that runs annually from March 22 (the United Nations World Water Day) through December and equips anyone to protect the water resources we depend on every day. Learn how to perform basic water monitoring and share your results with an international database.

Earth Challenge 2020 is a local partnership coordinated by Earth Day Network, the Wilson Center, and the U.S. Department of State. Join this citizen science initiative to understand how insect populations like bees are changing. Collect data on bees today, or support research on air quality, plastics, and food security anytime!

As a community scientist you can help the Audubon Society learn more about hummingbirds and how to protect them. Create an account on their website to start entering data!

Hummingbirds at Home collects data on how hummingbirds interact with nectar sources so that the Audubon Society can begin to understand – the first step towards ensuring the survival of these miraculous birds in the face of climate change. They also hope to gain insight into what effect providing nectar feeders has on hummingbirds.

A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to get a snapshot of an area’s biodiversity. These events can happen in most any geography—urban, rural, or suburban—in areas as small as a backyard or as large as a country.