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Hi Len and others who might be interested in citizen science:

We have put together a web site to provide exactly the kind of advice 
you are requesting. It is based on a NSF-sponsored conference on 
citizen science held last year: www.citizenscience.org, and we add to 
it continually.

Hope it helps!

Rick


Hi,

We're hoping to work with volunteers to help us assess and identify 
algal growth in local lakes.  Our project is currently very fuzzy and 
is being considered because citizens are concerned about the effects 
that certain algal blooms can have upon children and pets.  Currently 
our efforts have been limited to a handful of informational 
workshops, but it seems like we could do so much more!  I'm hoping 
that some of you that have experience with such projects might be 
willing to share some words of wisdom or point me in a direction 
where I might learn more about project structure, reasonable outcomes 
or help in identifying potential weaknesses of a citizen science 
project.

Thanks,

  - Len





Len Adams
Health Promotion Specialist
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Dept.
3629 South D Street, MS:315
Tacoma, WA 98418-6813
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Rick Bonney
Director, Program Development and Evaluation
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850   USA
607-254-2442 office
607-227-5520 cell

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