Birds and their population numbers are important for indicating overall health of ecosystems, making them bioindicator species. Have you participated in a bird count in your backyard, as part of a community science project, or as part of an event at an educational center? The Great Backyard Bird Count is an important way for scientists …
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Do you love all things birds, nature, and want to contribute to scientific studies easily? Join in on the 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, hosted by Cornell Ornithology. This global event includes roughly 100 million bird sightings each year and wildlife biologists, climate change scientists, and others use that data to create scientific models, …
Category: Animals, birds, conservation, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, bird habitat, bird walk, birding, birds, citizen science, community science, conservation, great backyard bird count, science events, songbirds, The Art of Ecology, winter birds
For myself, I find that as the summer turns into fall and the fall gives way to winter, my photography switches from primarily pollinators and lush green plants to the textures of dying flower seed heads and birds! Birds hang around my garden, flit through the tree farm in my backyard, and of course the …
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For my most recent course with National Geographic, I was learned all about Teaching Climate Change and Scientific Modeling – which was absolutely fascinating! Despite having a degree in Wildlife Conservation and therefore taking so many classes that talked about the implications of human-caused climate change, there was still plenty to learn! The goal of …
Category: Animals, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, sustainability, The Art of Ecology Tags: action, Animals, birds, carbon cycle, citizen science, Climate Change, conservation, data visualization, ecology, Endangered Species, glacial melt, goldfinch, interconnection, national geographic, populations, scientific model, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, wildlife habitat
Not everyone who likes science, or finds it fascinating, is a scientist – and there’s nothing wrong with that! Science makes up the world around us, from the animals, to the microorganisms, and how they all interact with their environment, to how our own human lives work! I have a science degree and loved my …
Category: Animals, birds, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Identification, Plants, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, birds, butterflies, citizen science, Climate Change, conservation, creek critters, education, Endangered Species, Identification, life science, observation, Plants, science, The Art of Ecology, trees, treesnap, wildlife
Did you know that by 2050, roughly ⅓ of all bird species might be extinct? Protecting these animals is important if we want to not only keep these wonderful birds around for future generations to enjoy, but also to keep healthy ecosystems! Migratory Bird Treaty Act & Protections Fortunately, 100 years ago, one of the …
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