Check out these opportunities to participate in self-guided community science projects in Fort Collins! 1 2 3 Locate / Record Share Sightings Discuss / Track Your sightings contribute to hundreds of conservation decisions and peer-reviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide. ebird.org Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific data repositories like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe. inaturalist.org Monarch populations across North America are in serious decline. To preserve and protect populations in western states, we need to better understand where monarchs and their milkweed host plants occur in the landscape. Your help is critical in collecting data to better inform conservation efforts in the western U.S. monarchmilkweedmapper.org Still want to do more? fcgov.com/naturalareas/community-science Check for cancellations at fcgov.com/naturalareas before you go! -19- STEWARDSHIP COMMUNITY SCIENCEhttp://www.ebird.org http://www.inaturalist.org http://www.monarchmilkweedmapper.org http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/community-science http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas