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AfriBats
Monitor bats across Africa
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- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentAnimalsOcean Water MarineBiologyphotographybatssafarinaafrica
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Lake County Astronomical Society
Antimatter vs Fusion Deceleration Concepts for Exoplanet Exploration
Volo Bog IL
- February 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM through 1:00 AM
CommunityAstronomy & Space
California Academy of Sciences and UC Berkely ESPM
Backyard Biodiversity Project: Pools
Come discover what’s living in your backyard!
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsInsects & PollinatorsEducationEcology & Environmentpollinators/insectsbugspoolsinsectantssan franciscolos angelesinsectspoolbackyardwaterdiversitybackyard biodiversitybugs in your backyardbiodiversitycalifornia
San Diego STEM Ecosystem
Become a STEM Teacher
EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellows explore middle and high school teaching in California’s low income schools in a Fellowship.
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Professional DevelopmentTrainingWorkshopComputers & TechnologyEngineeringMathematicsAfternoonMathematicsEveningMorningGrades 6-8Grades 9-12NGSS AlignedCoding/Computer Science/Cyber SecurityAll DayWork-based LearningFinancial Support or Scholarship AvailableEngineering
UC Berkeley
BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing)
Use idle computer time to assist with scientific research
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Citizen ScienceComputers & Technologycrowdsourcing platformrwjfcomputercoopervolunteer computing
University of California
CALeDNA
Create a biodiversity baseline of California using environmental DNA (eDNA)
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- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEducationEcology & Environmentconservationsoil samplingspecies identificationnaturalistenvironmentdna banksedimentsediment samplingplantsurban impactnaturebiodiversitygenomicshabitatenvironmental dnabioinformaticspost-fire recoveryobservationsednainsectscaliforniasoilwildlifewater
Campaign: Tire Toxins. Protecting Marine Ecosystems
Engage organizations to act on tire chemicals harming wildlife
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceAnimalsEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water Marine
Made possible by the NASA Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program (CSESP), the Chesapeake Water Watch is a joint project between the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the City College of New York (CCNY).
Chesapeake Water Watch (CWW)
Improve Chesapeake Bay water quality
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Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEcology & EnvironmentAstronomy & Spacenasa-sciactcsm2025nasasatelliteswater quality monitoring_nasachesapeake baynasa-supportedwater samplesestuaryhydrocolormarine science
Professor Jodi Schneider, School of Information Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Citizen Advisory Board on Policy-Relevant Evidence
Give feedback on visualizations to assess sources of bias in research
Anywhere
- Ongoing through August 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Citizen SciencePolicyHealth & MedicineEcology & Environmentpublicationsdecision makingusabilitycollaborative sciencesustainable developmentscience policypublic healthenergy policyapplied sciencemeta-analysesimpacts of scienceconservationmetascienceevidence synthesisscience-informed policycommunity feedbackhealthcareaccessibilitysystematic reviewsevidence qualitysustainabilityliterature reviewsnetwork analysisscoping reviews
Southwest Research Institute
Citizen CATE 2024 (Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse 2024 experiment)
Measure polarized light to understand the magnetic field & plasma in the corona
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- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceAstronomy & Spaceeclipsetelescopenasa-supportedcamerasolar corona_nasa