Citizen Science

We are pleased to bring you this issue on citizen science in Maine. Citizen science is rapidly growing around the world, and Maine is a leader in this expanding approach to science. As you will see from the diverse articles included in this issue, citizen science is advancing the study of problems of central importance to Maine. Published as MPR, vol. 26, no. 2, in 2017.

All Items

• A View from the Edge: A Teacher’s Perspective on Citizen Science

  Ed Lindsey (Author)

  55-56

• Citizen Science and Maine’s Fishermen: An Enlightened Approach to the Search for Ecological Solutions The Margaret Chase Smith Essay

  Ted Ames (Author)

  7-8

• Citizen Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge—Values of Inclusion in the Wabanaki Youth Science Program

  tish carr, Darren Ranco (Author)

  86-88

• Citizen Science and Wildlife Conservation: Lessons from 34 Years of the Maine Loon Count

  Sally Stockwell, Susan Gallo (Author)

  25-32

• Citizen Science Book Resources

  Linda Silka (Author)

  96-98

• Citizen Science for Maine’s Classrooms: The Case for Improving STEM Learning

  Christine Voyer (Author)

  64-68

• Citizen Science in a Maine Middle School Classroom

  Rhonda Tate (Author)

  69

• Collecting Data on Charismatic Mini-Fauna: Public Participation and the Dragonfly Mercury Project

  Colleen Pritz, Sarah Nelson (Author)

  50-54

• Community-based Strategies for Strengthening Science and Influencing Policy: Vernal Pool Initiatives in Maine

  Jessica Jansujwicz, Aram Editor (Author)

  33-42

• Design Principles of Online Learning Communities in Citizen Science

  Ruth Kermish-Allen (Author)

  80-85

• Documenting the Diversity, Distribution, and Status of Maine Bumble Bees: The Maine Bumble Bee Atlas and Citizen Scientists

  Kalyn Bickerman-Martens, Beth Swartz, Ron Butler, Francis Drummond (Author)

  43-49

• Interview with Old Town High School Student Emma Hargreaves

  Ed Lindsey (Author)

  57-58

• Introduction

  Linda Silka (Author)

  6

• Next Generation Citizen Science Using Anecdata.org

  Jane Disney, Duncan Bailey, Anna Farrell, Ashley Taylor (Author)

  70-79

• Reflections on the Strong Growth of Citizen Science: An Interview with Abe Miller-Rushing

  Abraham Miller-Rushing (Author)

  92-93

• Reflections: Cutting-Edge Citizen Science in the Desert and at a Museum

  Linda Silka (Author)

  89-91

• Signs of the Seasons: A New England Phenology Program

  Esperanza Stancioff, Beth Bisson, Sara Randall, Jessica Muhlin, Caitlin McDonough, Susan Gallo (Author)

  19-26

• The Complexities of Counting Fish: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Fish Monitoring

  Karen Bieluch, Theodore Willis, Jason Smith, Karen Wilson (Author)

  9-18

• The Power of Place in Citizen Science

  Bridie McGreavy, Greg Newman, Mark Chandler, Malin Clyde, Muki Haklay, Heidi Ballard, Steven Gray, Russel Scarpino, Rita Hauptfeld, John Gallo (Author)

  94-95

• Will the Adoption of Science Standards Push Maine Schools Away from Authentic Science?

  Bill Zoellick, Jennifer Page (Author)

  59-63