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National Archives
Citizen Archivist Missions
Making records more accessible to everyone
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Australian Museum and Atlas of Living Australia
DigiVol
Contribute to biodiversity knowledge for research and planning
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Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineBiologyClimate & WeatherInsects & PollinatorsComputers & TechnologyNature & OutdoorsAnimalsEcology & Environmentbiodiversitytranscriptionexpeditionfield notesdigitizationdigitisationinsectssciencewhale sharksinternationalvolunteeraustraliamothscollectionscrowdsourcing
DRAW McGill
Help us uncover the story of Montreal’s evolving climate.
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Citizen ScienceClimate & Weatherhistorical recordsclimate change public datadata rescueclimate sciencetranscribearchivesmontrealweatherweather dataweather recordkeepingclimate change monitoringarchivalarchivetranscribingnaclimate change impactsclimate & weatherweather observationclimate & meteorologymcgilldatabasetranscription
Herbarium of the University of Coimbra
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Digitise the herbarium collection
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Field Journal Fix-Up
Expand access to digitized field journals
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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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Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentClimate & WeatherBiologybotanical gardentranscribeinvasive speciesphenologyvermontenvironmental changealpinecollectionstranscriptiongeographynew hampshirenatural historyhistoryclimate changenaturemountainspecimensnew yorkmuseumbotanyplantsflowerstreesconservationonlinevirtual
William and Lynda Steere Herbarium (NYBG)
Nature's Nobleman: Botanical Legacies of William Canby
Uncover the historic plant collections of a 19th century amatuear naturalist
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Zooniverse
Notes from Nature
Digitize biological museum collections.
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National Archives
Revolutionary War Pension Files: Transcription Mission
Transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War
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Smithsonian Transcription Center
Smithsonian Transcription Center
Make historical data more accessible for research & discovery
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Citizen ScienceBirdsSocial ScienceEducationInsects & PollinatorsChemistryAnimalsGeology & Earth ScienceNature & OutdoorsArchaeology & CulturalPhysicsBiologyEcology & EnvironmentComputers & TechnologyAstronomy & Spacedigitizationecology & environmentcultural heritagehandwrittenfield noteslibrarybiodiversitybeesrecordscollectionnature & outdoorsbotanyspecimensarthistorytranscriptionarchivescienceinsects & pollinators
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