Participatory Science for Landslide Community Awareness: Development of a Protocol for Southeast Alaska
This project brought together academic scientists, federal scientists, and community members from Tribal and non-Tribal organizations, youth groups, educators, and local conservation organizations to collaboratively reduce geohazard risk on Prince of Wales Island. Citation Johnson, A., et al. (2025), Participatory Science for Landslide Community Awareness: Development of a Protocol for Southeast Alaska, Community Science Exchange,…
Read MoreHMCS Yukon: A Case Study in Marine Citizen Science
The HMCS Yukon is a 366 ft long former Canadian warship that was sunk in about 100 ft of water off the coast of San Diego, California (32.7800, -117.2853) in 2000 to act as an artificial reef. The first scientific study of the marine life on the Yukon was done in 2005 by the San…
Read MoreBuilding Resilient Communities: A Call to Action for Libraries and Their Partners
The Building Resilient Communities Project: A National Symposium that Explores the Role of Public Libraries and Community-Based Organizations in Addressing Local Climate Impacts was funded by the National Science Foundation (you can view award information on the informalscience.org site HERE). The lead organization was the Space Science Institute; partner organizations included OCLC WebJunction, University of…
Read MoreWater Quality Monitoring Survey Results: Big Walnut and Alum Creeks
Columbus Community Bill of Rights group members, with the training and guidance of a group of scientists, tested the surface water near oil & gas Class II injection wells in the Columbus, Ohio area watershed on a biweekly basis for one year. The motivation of the project was to test for possible contamination, provide baseline…
Read MoreClimate Safe Neighborhoods: A community collaboration for a more climate-resilient future
We would like to share our project and the implementation process in three cities in northern Kentucky as a case study that others may find useful to mimic or learn from. Citation: Robles, Z., et al. (2025), Climate Safe Neighborhoods: A community collaboration for a more climate-resilient future, Community Science Exchange, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024CSE000101. Published 7 February…
Read MorePerspectives on Equitable Co-Production Workshop Report
The report titled “Perspectives on Equitable Co-Production” summarizes the findings and discussions from a workshop held in May 2022, which was part of a National Science Foundation-funded project. The project’s goal was to understand how equity is perceived in co-production processes within federally funded climate change programs and to develop a framework for equitable co-production.…
Read MoreFlorida Springs Institute
The Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute is a science and education based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose goal is to document Florida’s springs and educate the public about the threats that face them in order to ensure future generations can enjoy them. The mission of the Florida Springs Institute is to provide a focal point…
Read MoreMobilizing the Global Water Management Community for Reservoir Monitoring
The Reservoir Assessment Tool (RAT) is a scalable and open source tool for satellite-based monitoring of reservoirs. The objective of RAT tool is to mobilize and empower communities around the world that need to make decisions based on surface water availability that is being increasingly regulated by upstream reservoirs. In today’s world almost all rivers…
Read MoreThriving Earth Program Assessment
An evaluation of the Thriving Earth Exchange program conducted in 2019.
Read MoreRHYTHMS Of The LAND: Standing Rock Sioux Nation (USA)
Indigenous Knowledge, Science, And Thriving Together In A Changing Climate: A collaborative research project with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation (USA).
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