Great Smoky Mountains Host Citizen Observers
Citizen science uses the power of people to capture data points that would be hard to find otherwise. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visitors help fill in the census of species.
Citizen science uses the power of people to capture data points that would be hard to find otherwise. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visitors help fill in the census of species.
Imagine if a scientist spent a year – every hour of every day – on a single task. The person would account for 8,760 hours of work and need one serious nap. Now imagine if the scientist put out a compelling request for help, and volunteers interested in the problem answered the call. I grew up in aRead… Read more »