Science Cheerleader

A citizen science alert from Georgette.

If you’re near Durham, NC this weekend (July 19), join the Plant Stalkers training session and help track and monitor invasive species of plants near the Eno River.  Invasive plants range from those that do not provide adequate shelter or food for local animals to those that actually harm native plants. Watch the Plant Stalkers in action then join in on the hunt! Look for Japanese Stiltgrass, Privet trees, English Ivy, Chinese Lespedeza and other invasive species and then mark the location with a GPS device. They’ll provide instruction in finding the plants, using GPS and submitting your data through Google Earth…and even certify you to contribute to the project on your own!

Project Snapshot:

Topics: citizen science, plants, nature

Location: involves a trip

Duration: several hours

Cost: free or low cost

Gear: GPS device (you can also borrow one of theirs), computer

Level of Difficulty: easy

Tags: easy, free or low cost, involves a trip, needs computer, needs special equipment, outdoors, short duration

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 7:43 am in Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities by Georgette. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.