citizen science

Citizen scientists are documenting as many species of plants and animals as possible at Bull’s Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum during September and October. Anyone is able to participate by using the iNaturalist app.

Bird banders record information about individual birds to study the whole population, which has been shrinking since the 1970s.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources uses public sightings of the birds to track population changes and make wildlife management decisions.

Anaiah Brooks is a sixth grader at John P. Parker school in Madisonville. She wants to be a baker when she grows up. She already knows chemistry is a big…