North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Apply for North Carolina Young Scientist Society 2026 Cohort

Learn how to be a field scientist and conduct nature-based research with the NC Young Scientist Society!

Anywhere

Ongoing through January 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM

ResearchCitizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentGeneral SciencenatureResearchscienceafterschoolcitizen sciencekids

Natural History Museum

Big Seaweed Search

Explore the distribution of UK and invasive seaweeds.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEcology & EnvironmentClimate & WeatherNature & OutdoorsBiologyocean & waterrockpoolseashoreocean conservationseaoceanseaweedat the beachinvasivemarinebeachin oceansukseaweedstidepoolbeach walk

Alabama Museum of Natural History

Biodiversity of Alabama

Document the biodiversity of organisms found in Alabama

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceBirdsOcean Water MarineInsects & PollinatorsBiologyNature & OutdoorsAnimalsEcology & Environmentbiodiversitynanature sighting

Birdsacre Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary

Ellsworth Maine

Ongoing

CommunityExhibitionLive ScienceBiologyGeneral ScienceVisit/Drop-In

The Xerces Society, Wildlife Preservation Canada, University of Ottawa, Montreal Insectarium, York University, BeeSpotter, and The Natural History Museum in London

Bumble Bee Watch

Help track North America’s bumble bees.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceInsects & PollinatorsBiologyAnimalsEcology & EnvironmentFoodNature & Outdoorspollinationsummer reading 2021bumble beenative beesbeespollinator

San Diego Natural History Museum

Flying Squirrels of Southern California

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen Sciencehabitatflying squirrelsan bernardino mountains

SPOTTERON GmbH

Fossilfinder

Creating a comprehensive collection of fossil data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceAnimalsNature & OutdoorsArchaeology & Culturalpaleontologyfossildata collectioncitizen sciencecslp2026fossils

Fossil Finders

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceArchaeology & CulturalGeology & Earth ScienceNature & Outdoorsfossilsnew yorkcornell

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

GeckoWatch

Map the fine-scale distribution of nonnative geckos in the U.S.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceAnimalsEcology & EnvironmentBiologysouthern californiaherpslizardsreptilesummer reading 2021l.a.citizen scienceherpetologylos angelesmuseumgeckowatchgeckosherpgecko watchlareptilesgeckonatural history museumsocalnatural history museum of los angelesnatural history museum of los angeles countylizard

College of the Atlantic

George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History

Bar Harbor Maine

Ongoing

CommunityExhibitionLive ScienceGeneral ScienceVisit/Drop-In

Filters

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Apply for North Carolina Young Scientist Society 2026 Cohort

Natural History Museum

Big Seaweed Search

Alabama Museum of Natural History

Biodiversity of Alabama

Birdsacre Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary

Birdsacre Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary

The Xerces Society, Wildlife Preservation Canada, University of Ottawa, Montreal Insectarium, York University, BeeSpotter, and The Natural History Museum in London

Bumble Bee Watch

San Diego Natural History Museum

Flying Squirrels of Southern California

SPOTTERON GmbH

Fossilfinder

Fossil Finders

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

GeckoWatch

College of the Atlantic

George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History

Share Your Results