June 17th, 2025

Have you always had a secret desire to be a scientist? Now, with funding being cut for all kinds of scientific research, is a great time to get involved with community science. As a community scientist, you can evaluate stream health, help protect birds from striking windows, restore mountaintop vegetation and more. Learn all about it in my article "People-Powered Science: How Volunteers Add to Our Understanding of the Natural World" in Green & Healthy Maine Summer 2025. You can find copies at coffee shops, natural food stores, like-minded businesses, and tourist information centers or online.