OLLI SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: Citizen Science and Field Journals with Gisela Rhode and Michele Olsen, Group Leaders
Journal Spread for King’s Canyon NP
SCIENCE NEWS:
- Problem with Trees in Klamath Mountains: https://kymkemp.com/2022/08/19/tree-species-in-one-of-worlds-most-diverse-conifer-forests-not-migrating-uphill-fast-enough/
- Citizen Science Transforms Research: Discover Magazine, February 27, 2020, “When People Investigate: How Citizen Science Has Transformed Research: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-the-people-investigate-how-citizen-science-has-transformed-research
CITIZEN SCIENCE:
- Sign up for Nature’s Notebook: https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook Sign up to help track seasonal changes in plants and animals
- Nature’s Notebook details: https://www.usanpn.org/nn/welcome
- Establishing Citizen Science Groups: https://www.citizenscience.gov/#
- Citizen Science, Everybody Counts: An inspiring TEDx Talk video: https://youtu.be/G7cQHSqfSzI
- SciStarter is a web site that helps people find citizen science projects: https://scistarter.org/
- Fern Watch (Save the Redwoods League): https://www.savetheredwoods.org/what-we-do/our-work/study/understanding-climate-change/community-science/fern-watch/
KEEPING A FIELD JOURNAL:
- Resources for the field journalist: https://www.micheleolsen.com/olli_summer2022/This is an extensive list of information with links for additional exploration.
- Where You At? A Bioregional Quiz (great for writing prompts and research ideas): https://indigenize.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/bioregional-quiz/
FUN, EASY, AND FREE WORKSHOPS
- John Muir Laws has many videos. Most of them are long (up to two hours) but he has developed shorter videos (15 minutes or less) that cover many of the same topics. I like these a lot – remember you can stop them if they go too fast! https://johnmuirlaws.com/the-nature-journal-connection/
- Roseanne Hanson has a number of good workshops: https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials