Tools: Biodiversity & Citizen Science

“The entire range of living matter on Earth from

whales to viruses and from oaks to algae could be regarded as constituting a

single living entity capable of maintaining the Earth’s atmosphere to suit its

overall needs and endowed with faculties and powers far beyond those of its

constituent parts.” – Gaia: A NewLook at Life on Earth, 1979.

Biodiversity Loss

• What Is Missing?
• Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States
• Framing Biodiversity, One Story at a Time

BioSurveys and Citizen Science

Biosurveys

• Flora and Fauna Survey Techniques
• Working Dogs for Conservation
• Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
• “How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees” (New York Times)
• Farmscape Ecology
• Biodiversity Mapping
• Distribution Maps – EDD MapS (plants, insects, diseases, wildlife)
• Biodiversity in Urban Gardens
• Mushroom Database – Mushroom Expert (Michael Kuo)
• New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis – USDA

Citizen Science

• iNaturalist
• The Beecology Project
• Sci Starter
• eBird
• Audubon Teacher Resources
• Chadwick Arboretum Bio-Inventory
• “Three Generations of Citizen Science: The Incubator” (Audubon)
• Pollinator Counts The Great Sunflower Project
• Butterfly Counts National Butterfly Association
• AskNature
• NYBG “Hand Lens” This incredible resource documents the world’s biodiversity and is the foundation of many different types of research projects.

Ecology + Land Use

• The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal
• “Here’s How America Uses Its Land” (Bloomberg)

Sustainability

• Discover Life
• Earthling Nature
• Leadership for Sustainability
• The SustainAbility Institute by ERM
• Handprints: A Net-Positive Approach to Sustainability
• Half Earth Project

• Biodiversity Loss
• BioSurveys and Citizen Science
• Ecology + Land Use
• Sustainability