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Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum
America Recycles Day
The Discovery NV
- November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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plastic pollution
within 25 miles
Oct 30, 2025
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Coastal and Ocean Resources
BeachObserver
Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change
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Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdspollutionmarine debriscitizen sciencebeachwildlifeobservationsshorelinemonitoring
University of Zurich, Department of Geography, Hydrology and Climate Group
CrowdWater
Collect hydrological data using a smartphone app
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Citizen ScienceGeographyNature & OutdoorsOcean Water MarineEcology & EnvironmentGeology & Earth Sciencetemporary streamswaterstreamhydrologyflow conditionsfloodwater levelsoil moisturedroughtstreamflowrivercrowdcrowdwater
Earthwise Aware
EwA Trail Report
Contribute to EwA’s urban habitat health & fragmentation studies, and help ecological assessment and management of sensitive areas in the Greater Boston Area (Massachusetts, U.S.)
Multiple locations, including yours!
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Citizen ScienceEcology & Environment park usage trail hazardspollutionforestsgreen spaces science forests field workfield workbiodiversity biodiversityreservationsscience monitoring green spacesplastic pollution plastic pollutionforesttrail hazards reservations trailpark usagedog wastetrail litter forestlittermonitoring pollution
Great Lakes Environmental Monitoring with Passive Samplers
Monitor air and water quality of Great Lakes.
Multiple locations, including yours!
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Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEcology & EnvironmentChemistrypollutiongreat lakesenvironment
South Carolina Aquarium
Litter Journal
To inform data-driven solutions to plastic pollution
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Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentNature & OutdoorsOcean Water MarineEducationPolicyplasticsciencetrashlittermicroplasticpollutionearth2025csm2025wastedebris
South Carolina Aquarium
Litter Journal
To inform data-driven solutions to plastic pollution
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Citizen SciencePolicyEducationOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentmicroplasticdebriswastesciencetrashlitterplasticpollution
Center for Coastal Studies
Lobster Trap ID Tag Report
Document and analyze trap tag distribution
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Citizen Sciencedebrismarine debris environment plasticmarinewaterlitterplastic marine waterenvironment plastic pollutionplastic pollution marine debris litter
Marine Debris Tracker
Monitor litter where you find it, from our oceans to your backyard.
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Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentGeology & Earth ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationplastic pollutiongirl scoutsnature & outdoorstrackerwaste managementcsm-featuredocean pollutionmarinelitterdebrisecology & environmenttop viewed 2021csm2025appearth2025marine debris
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Nurdle Patrol
Collect plastic pellet (nurdles) concentrations along beaches and river banks.
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Citizen ScienceAnimalsEcology & EnvironmentEducationnurdlespatrolbeachplasticpelletsgulfimpactturtlesseapelletcitizenbirdsmarineriverplasticsvolunteertrashdebrissurveypollutionwateroceansandnurdlescienceshoreline
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