Connecting citizen science with natural resource management: A case study in Acadia National Park, Maine
Miller-Rushing A, Albee E, Anastasia C, Benz S, Berry M, Cole-Will R, Webber H. 2015. Connecting citizen science with natural resource management: A case study in Acadia National Park, Maine
From the abstract: "Connecting citizen science with the management of protected areas and natural resources can be difficult. Even without the management component, citizen science is a difficult, interdisciplinary endeavor if done well. Connecting science—whether conventional or citizen science—with management action is also difficult all on its own. Management agencies and conservation organizations have long struggled with this problem. In this poster we describe our work to connect citizen science with natural resource management in Acadia National Park in Maine. The park is revisioning its approach to resource management to be more deliberate, holistic, and adaptive, and to focus on restoring natural resilience to rapid environmental changes. In this revisioned approach, citizen science can help meet key monitoring, management, and education objectives."
- Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Miller-Rushing, Abe; Albee, Emma; Anastasia, Christie; Benz, Seth; Berry, Mark; Cole-Will, Rebecca; Webber, Hannah
- Date of Issue
- 2015-10-07
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- climate change, Education, natural resource management, Research & Studies