{"id":5582,"date":"2021-04-07T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/?page_id=5582"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:10:55","slug":"citizen-scientist-volunteer-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/citizen-scientist-volunteer-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Scientist Volunteer Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Report all volunteer hours toward these projects in MG Manager under the \"Citizen Scientist\" state category and then choose the category for the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Hoosiers of all ages in recording the timing of leafing, flowering and fruiting of plants (aka\u00a0phenology<\/a>). We study the trends in the timing of these seasonal changes of plants and animals in Indiana to understand the impacts of climate change in Indiana. I\u2019m writing to invite Purdue Extension Master Gardeners to join us in our efforts by observing and recording phenology in their gardens through the Indiana Backyard Observers program.\u00a0\u00a0I think backyard observing would be an excellent volunteer opportunity for Extension Master Gardener volunteers! For people who already love to observe the plants in their yards, recording their observations for science is an easy and fun next step.<\/p>\n

Please reach out, if you have any questions! My email is\u00a0amanda@indianaphenology.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you for considering participating in this important citizen science effort to document the impacts of a changing environment on the people and ecosystems of Indiana.<\/p>\n

Please watch the video\u00a0Indiana Phenology Training for Purdue EMG Volunteers<\/a> explaining Purdue EMG volunteer opportunities and find out more information about this opportunity!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Learn more about serving as a volunteer observer for CoCoRaHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch the recording<\/a> of the introduction to program held in mid-April, 2020.<\/p>\n

All volunteer observers are strongly encouraged to go through training to best understand the observational best practices that make the citizen science effort most valuable to users of the data.\u00a0 Two duplicate training webinars will be held on May 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

Visit the CoCoRaHS website<\/a>\u00a0to find connection information for these webinars!<\/p>\n

Other helpful links:<\/h2>\n