Chicago Botanic Garden

Budburst

Help scientists by observing seasonal changes in plants.

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Dark Sky Meter

Help scientists understand effects of light pollution.

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Space Telescope Communications and Public Outreach

Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of the Universe

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Montreal Insectarium / Vermont Center for Ecostudies / University of Ottawa / MILA

eButterfly

Help monitor butterfly populations worldwide using checklist surveys

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Exoplanet Research Workshop

Contribute exoplanet transit analysis findings to NASA’s Exoplanet Watch

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Floating Forests

Discover how Giant Kelp has changed since the 1980s

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Fresh Eyes on Ice

Document river ice conditions all around the world.

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Geo-Wiki Project

Improve global land use and cover maps

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Happywhale

Global Whale Tracking with Happywhale

Track individual whales and learn their stories.

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NSF’s NOIRLab

Globe at Night

To understand the impacts of light pollution.

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Chicago Botanic Garden

Budburst

Pocket.science

Dark Sky Meter

Space Telescope Communications and Public Outreach

Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of the Universe

Montreal Insectarium / Vermont Center for Ecostudies / University of Ottawa / MILA

eButterfly

Exoplanet Research Workshop

NASA / Kelp Ecosystem Ecology Network / Zooniverse

Floating Forests

NASA

Fresh Eyes on Ice

Geo-Wiki Project

Happywhale

Global Whale Tracking with Happywhale

NSF’s NOIRLab

Globe at Night

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