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Projects

We are passionate about volunteering! 

We have a wide range of projects to choose from so you can jump right in and get started - or, once you complete basic training, you can propose your own project based on your interests!  

Projects are divided into 3 categories; Citizen Science, Education and Outreach, and Stewardship.

Volunteer with praying mantis

Bird, butterfly, frog and toad counts. Wildlife and native plant mapping and surveys. Stream monitoring. Citizen scientists all over the country follow consistent protocols to collect data that supply scientists with the information they need.

Citizen Science

Education & Outreach

Stewardship

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Citizen Science Projects

Light blue eggs in a bluebird nest

Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring

NASA Globe Observer logo

NASA Globe Observer

Small butterfly

Project Wild Things

Volunteer participating in water quality monitoring project

Water Quality Monitoring

Group of volunteers with bird boxes

Bird Monitoring - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Volunteer tapping branch to look for caterpillars

Caterpillars Count!

National Weather Service logo

National Weather Service Monitoring

Save Our Streams logo

Save Our Streams

Home habitat

Habitat Heroes - education

Red cardinal resting on a branch

Bird Walks with PWCA

City Nature Challenge logo

City Nature Challenge

Nature's Notebook logo

Nature's Notebook

Spotted lanternfly photograph by Judy Gallegher

Spotted Lanternfly Monitoring

Education & Outreach Projects

Citizen Science Projects

Light blue eggs in a bluebird nest

Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring

NASA Globe Observer logo

NASA Globe Observer

Small butterfly

Project Wild Things

Volunteer participating in water quality monitoring project

Water Quality Monitoring

Group of volunteers with bird boxes

Bird Monitoring - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Volunteer tapping branch to look for caterpillars

Caterpillars Count!

National Weather Service logo

National Weather Service Monitoring

Save Our Streams logo

Save Our Streams

Home habitat

Habitat Heroes - education

Red cardinal resting on a branch

Bird Walks with PWCA

City Nature Challenge logo

City Nature Challenge

Nature's Notebook logo

Nature's Notebook

Spotted lanternfly photograph by Judy Gallegher

Spotted Lanternfly Monitoring

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