Eco-System Monitoring Programs
This is an online event
401 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8, Canada
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From climate change to natural disasters: how tiny critters invoke joy and reveal environmental secrets. There are many species of wildlife that school age citizen scientists can monitor. But most scatter when humans are around. By contrast, arthopods – animals with jointed legs and no backbones – are abundant, diverse and found in all types of habitats. Building on his article in Green Teacher’s Summer 2016 issue, Dan will share the techniques he has used for 20 years to engage students in authentic field-based data collection. He’ll also explain how to add their findings to the databases of citizen science programs so that the students’ work will have meaning beyond their own classrooms.
Daniel Shaw
teaches at the Bosque School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Along with his
students, his research includes radio-collaring porcupines, habitat
issues in urban landscapes, and threats to amphibian survival. His
publications include
Southwest Aquatic Habitats: On the Trail of Fish in a Desert and Eco-tracking: On the Trail of Habitat Change, both of which were published by UNM Press. Learn more about the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program at www.bemp.org.