Hiking Acadia: Incorporating citizen science programming into Acadia National Park
Irish CE, Mitchell B, Quick L, Sullivan S. 2018. Hiking Acadia: Incorporating citizen science programming into Acadia National Park. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
From the executive summary: "In this day and age, it is an everyday concern of how our actions, as a society, affect the world we live in. Scientists around the globe are continuously doing research and collecting data on nature and how it has been changing over time. This is where citizen science becomes an exceptionally useful tool. Scientists themselves could never collect all the data they need for their research, instead citizen science allows the general public to collect and analyze data from the natural world for specific projects. This not only allows everyday people who are interested in science and the natural community around them a chance to become involved, but it also gives professional scientists and researchers loads of analyzed data to further their studies. Citizen science projects can be found almost anywhere but especially in national parks. Acadia National Park is not exception to this. With 26 peaks and over 120 miles of hiking trails, Acadia National Park has hosted its’ share of citizen science projects, from different teaching workshops to BioBlitz’s run by Schoodic Institute and even certain ranger led tours."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Irish, Carlee; Mitchell, Billy; Quick, Leo; Sullivan, Shea
- Date of Issue
- 2018-08-01
- Publisher
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Units
- ACAD , DENA
- Keywords
- Citizen science, Hiking, Mountains, Recreation, Trails, Visitors