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Academy Unscripted
Academy Unscripted is a new series featuring one-on-one conversations with Academy scientists.
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Chicago Botanic Garden
Budburst
Help scientists by observing seasonal changes in plants.
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Citizen ScienceGeographyEcology & EnvironmentEducationClimate & WeatherNature & OutdoorsBiologyphenologyclimate changeec2020botanypollinatorscsm2025plant phenologyseasonscsm-featurednativarscsm2026earth2025
Zooniverse
Buzzy Bee - African Canopy Pollinators
Study pollination of Central African timber species
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Citizen ScienceInsects & PollinatorsEcology & EnvironmentBiologytree speciescirculating entomofaunapollination flower ecology tree conservation interaction botany insect entomologytropical rainforesttimber speciespollen dispersal distancesfloral traitssize and composition of pollinators communities
Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal
Support, enhance, and widen the scope of coral monitoring.
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Citizen ScienceBiologyOcean Water MarineAnimalsNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentComputers & Technologyoceancoral reefshawaii
Ilmenau University of Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Jena
Discover plant diversity with Flora Incognita
Identify plant species and contribute to biodiversity monitoring
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The North Carolina Arboretum
ecoEXPLORE
ecoEXPLORE is a community science project that encourages youth ages 5-13 to get outside and explore nature!
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Earthwise Aware
EwA Pheno Lite
Document the phenology of local flora species so that we can better understand the timing of seasonal events in relation to bird and insect activities.
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Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentAgriculturephenologybotanyclimate change seasonal plants monitoringplantsmonitoring phenologyewaclimate impactseasonalbiodiversity biodiversity
Herbarium of the University of Coimbra
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Digitise the herbarium collection
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William and Lynda Steere Herbarium (NYBG)
Islands in the Sky: Alpine Flowers and Climate Change
Investigate changes in Alpine plant species in response to Climate Change.
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UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland
National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Record abundance and diversity of plant species in the UK.
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