Category Archives: Citizen Science

International Rock Flipping Day September 9, 2012

Did you flip a rock yesterday? Yesterday was International Rock Flipping Day, a wonderful time to get your children outside to explore the natural world. We chose to flip the same river rocks as we used in past years. It … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Citizen Science Opportunities Ants and Bees

For those of you who are interested in child-friendly citizen science projects, we have two special events happening this month as part of ongoing citizen science projects. 1. School of Ants has a writing contest for students. School of Ants … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Migrating Red Admiral Butterflies

The news this week is from the East Coast. It turns out that there has been an awesome migration of red admiral butterflies (Vanessa atalanta) this year, especially in the Northeast. (Red Admiral Butterfly by Peter Häger at Public Domain … Continue reading

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