Advantages of Citizen Science - OLTA

How Citizen Science Can Help You In Managing Your Lands

Alison Kirkpatrick

Victoria MacPhail

James Pag?

Tanya Pulfer

2015-10-30

What is Citizen Science?

"projects in which volunteers partner with scientists to answer real-world questions."

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Types of Citizen Science Programs

? Atlases

? Example: eButterfly

? Bioblitzes

? Example: Ontario Bioblitz

? Short-term Monitoring

? Example: one year of IceWatch

? Long-term Monitoring

? Example: many years of IceWatch in same location

? Validating Data

? Example: Bird calls from recording devices

Advantages of Citizen Science

? Cover large geographic area - increased amount of data

? Low costs ? Improved science literacy ? Improved knowledge of local species

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Critiques of Citizen Science

? Data is low quality ? Not always hypothesis drive ? Not always collected with standardized

methods

Uses for Citizen Science Data

Monitoring trends Identifying threats

Research and

Conservation

Environmental Education

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Let's hear from the panel

Ontario Nature

Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas

Blue-spotted Salamander

Photo: Tam Mapes

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What I will cover:

? Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ? Citizen Science and Volunteer "HUB"

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Atlas Goals

Improve our knowledge of the distribution and spatial trends of Ontario's reptiles and amphibians

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Tools

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Tools

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Report your sightings

Via the online form

...Or through the mobile app!

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Tools

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Interactive Maps

Thanks to Toronto Entomological Association

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