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Sustainability @ Standish

Welcome to our sustainability hub; highlighting Standish Library's activities supporting sustainability initiatives. Following the triple bottom line approach of being environmentally sound,economically feasible, and socially equitable.

What is Citizen Science?

Citizen Science, as defined in the Old English Dictionary, is "scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, often in collaboration with or under the direction of professional scientists and scientific institutions."

CitizenScience.gov

"where science is collaborative and participation is open to everyone"

April is Citizen Science month!

SciStarter is promoting "a million acts of science" as part of Citizen Science Month. You can check out projects to help with and record your efforts here. Also, check out the suggestions/events on their calendar.

Get Involved!: Citizen Science

   Sci Starter: a variety of projects you can take part in to help researchers expand their reach. 

iNaturalist--"iNaturalist is an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature" You can download their app to record observations in the natural world, get help from others to identify species, and expand your knowledge!

 Seek--an app from iNaturalist that helps with plant and animal identification using image recognition technology.