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Citizen Science

By participating in Citizen or Community Science projects, James River Master Naturalists, along with members of the public, collect data that scientists can use in research.

Click the projects below to learn about some of our current science activities.

Master naturalists monitoring a stream
Blue bird eggs and chick in a nest
Person collecting water with a bucket from James River
a male bluebird perched on a branch

Free online database of bird 

observations providing scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance.

screenshot of page on iNaturalist website

Free online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature. Upload photos and audio recordings, use computer vision to help with IDs, view and identify the observations of others, etc.

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