The nice folks at Paw-Talk have posted an interview with me about citizen science and my evolving interest in animals and wildlife. (Their introduction certainly makes me blush!) I enjoyed talking about some of those connections, my experiences as a citizen scientist, and mentors I’ve looked up to as a child and as [...]
Kevin Kelly’s recent post, A Web Page For Every Species, is part back-story and part forecast. It tells the story of the All Species Inventory, and it predicts some exciting techniques for citizen scientists to use in their own backyards.
I’m really glad to hear the story of the All Species Inventory; I was [...]
I’ve written about my first experience on the Point Reyes Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a count that I’ve participated in for four years, including this year. I love the wild, human-abandoned area that we travel through on that count. So I was a little disheartened on Friday morning when I met up with [...]
NOTE: I wrote this after participating in my first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in 2004; it appeared on another site I had at the time. Since it’s not available on the web anymore, I thought I’d repost it to this site.
If you’ve ever thought about participating in CBC, I encourage you to do so. [...]
