Citizen Science Projects

The Mushroom Observer is envisioned as “a living field guide for mushrooms or a collaborative mushroom field journal”. The field of mycology, the study of fungi, is an exciting one for amateur scientists because there’s so much yet to learn about these fascinating forms of life.

Participants on the Mushroom Observer site upload photos and [...]

I love the moment of showing someone a bird or animal through my binoculars…their first reaction is surprise and wonder at the detailed view of the animal. The second reaction is to pull the binoculars down and look at them…”What kind of binoculars are these?!”
The truth is, any decent binoculars will open the door [...]