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!
A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.
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!
Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.
California King Tides Initiative
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Organization NameCalifornia King Tides Initiative
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Project Website
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Organization Website
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PartnersN / A
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Contact NameN / A
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Contact Emailcakingtides@gmail.com
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Contact PhoneN / A
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Other Contact Information
See contact for collaborating organizations "other information" below
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Project Purpose (taken from project materials)
To create a rich and diverse archive of photographs that highlight the changes in California’s shoreline communities and ecosystems.
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Participant Activities
Take photos of locations along the California coastline during "peak tides." Upload photos to the initiative's website, along with metadata about the photo (where, when, etc.)
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Data Entry
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Website
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Other Participant ActivitiesN / A
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System StudiedN / A
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Geographic ScopeStatewide
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RegionAll (see 'geographic scope')
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LocationCalifornia Coastline
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Location - Map268 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94104-3503
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Time Commitment
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Specific dates (see Other Information below)
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Volunteer Qualifications
Must have camera and access to computer to upload pictures.
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Volunteer TrainingN / A
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Cost to ParticipantN / A
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How will the findings be used?
The photographs and associated information will be used to create a map that will catalog coastal areas that are currently affected by extreme water levels. A report containing a selection of the submissions will be available after the event. Photos may be used by other individuals in presentations, websites and publications on sea level rise impacts, coastal initiatives and climate action.
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Other Information
Activities are based around tidal schedule (available on the King Tide website).
Multiple organizations are partnering on the King Tides Initiative- California Coastal Commission (Hilary Papendick)
- California Coastkeeper Alliance (Sarah Aminzadeh)
- Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries (Taylor Nairn)
- San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marina Psaros)
- San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (Heidi Nutters)
- Thank You Ocean
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Kristen Goodrich)
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PhotoN / A
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last update:N / A
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.