Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists. We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!
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Insects of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Organization NameBug People - The Insect Sciences Museum of California
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Project Website
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Organization Website
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PartnersN / A
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Contact NameEddie Dunbar
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Contact Emailisfba@bugpeople.org
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Contact Phone(510)506-2837
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Other Contact Information
Up to the minute information can be seen on the ISMC Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/insectsciencesmuseum.
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Project Purpose (taken from project materials)
Entomology outreach and publication of the web-based 'Insects of the San Francisco Bay Area field guide' based on insect observations and specimens taken by project collaborators.
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Participant Activities
Collaborators are trained to observe, recognize, collect and photograph insects, then post results to a social networking website (the Exploring California Insects website), an online photo album, GoogleMaps, field guides and regionally specific learning aids.
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Data Entry
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Website
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Data Sheets
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Other
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Other Participant Activities
Volunteers can take many different roles in Insects of San Francisco Bay and other Bug People projects, including teaching, insect surveys, writing, and event support. Volunteers can also share technical expertise in areas like collections management, database management, recreation leadership, marketing, etc.
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System Studied
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Invertebrates
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Geographic ScopeRegional
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RegionNorthern California
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LocationWorkshops and field events will take place in parks and open space throughout the Bay Area. A table is set up every Saturday at the Oakland Rotary Nature Center.
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Location - Map600 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
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Time Commitment
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Weekly
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Other (see Other Information below)
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Volunteer QualificationsN / A
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Volunteer Training
Volunteers are trained to observe, recognize, collect, mount and photograph insects.
Draft instructions for photographing insects are availabe, in PDF, on the website.
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Cost to ParticipantN / A
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How will the findings be used?
Observations are used to build the San Francisco Bay Area field guide, http://isfba.bugpeople.org/sites/siteFPages.htm, and are posted to social network sites and other project outlets (see above).
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Other InformationN / A
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Photo
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last update:9/19/12
If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.
If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!
This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.