Hi All, I know this is more a national post but I'm based in the West Midlands (HMCTS) and after the Discussion Group Event yesterday about Climate and Environment Action at a Local level we talked about Citizen Science and two inspiring projects. I thought I'd share the information here; Would you like to be an Observatree volunteer?
Being an Observatree volunteer involves conducting a minimum of 12 tree health surveys a year. We provide pest and disease identification training but ask that volunteers can identify common tree species at the time of application. We recruit on an annual basis, typically in the new year. Outside of this time we can add you to our waiting list for when recruitment opens. Please note, some years we only recruit from certain regions in the UK, this allows us to maintain good geographical coverage. Please email us to find out more. (Observatree@woodlandtrust.org.uk) This is from their website: An early warning system for tree health and tree disease - Observatree *************************************************************** Peatlands, swamps, bogs, wetlands, they get bad press... when actually they are crucial to our ecosystem and have their own wonderful ways. Members of the public (citizen scientists) will be able to take fixed-point photographs using specially designed phone cradles at a wide range of wetland project sites. So if anyone is near Peatlands either living or on holiday this is definitely worth getting involved in: Tracking the Colour of Peatlands project - University of Plymouth If anyone in the region gets involved with citizen science or volunteers do share with us, it will be great to know what is going on in the Midlands. I am going to look into both this weekend! Thanks, Laura