Great Glossy Count

Great Glossy Count

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Brush up on your Glossy ID skills at one of eight free workshops. Each workshop, generously hosted by our Conservancy Partners, is designed to give you the the knowledge needed to identify Glossies and their feed trees in the wild.Training events at 8 locations  August 15-September 7  The Great Glossy Count is on 7-8 September. Read more
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Check out 2022-2023 ACSA Community Achievements!

Check out 2022-2023 ACSA Community Achievements!

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We are delighted to share an overview of community achievements over the 2022-2023 Financial Year in our ACSA Annual Report! The report features opportunities we provided our members, new partnerships forged, and much more. You can also read about the diverse triumphs of our Regional Chapters in South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland! As we look forward, we continue to explore ways to nurture the formation of Chapters in additional states and territories as well. We could not do any of this without the support of volunteers, members, and broader supporters like you, so thank you to all who have helped our community thrive! If you are not yet a member and you value citizen science and our efforts, please show your support by becoming a member of the…
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ACSA’s partnership with the National Landcare Network

ACSA’s partnership with the National Landcare Network

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This post is from the National Landcare Network website, explaining about the recent partnership between ACSA and NLN. Citizen Science is a global movement that involves people from all walks of life in real science that matters to them. The Australian Citizen Science Association and the National Landcare Network announce their partnership celebrating people-powered science. The partnership puts community-led science in the spotlight, bridging knowledge gaps for effective land management and biodiversity conservation. The National Landcare Network (NLN) and Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) are peak bodies invested in efforts to support people across Australia in understanding natural environments and fostering a more environmentally sustainable future. Landcare is a 40-year-old community-led movement working from the ground-up restoring the environment and fostering sustainable agriculture. The Australian Citizen Science Association has the mission…
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#CitSciOzOnline launch – full schedule & tickets

#CitSciOzOnline launch – full schedule & tickets

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Welcome to October and #CitSciOzOnline!We are very excited to launch our month-long online celebration of citizen science on Wednesday 7th October, with fabulous speakers, interesting topics, coffee room chats, prizes and more! Read on for all the details, including the event summary, speaker bios, registration details and sponsor information. This is a free event for ACSA members, so if you've been thinking about joining us, now is the time!  With thanks to our sponsors... Registration & Tickets Get your tickets here! One ticket will gain you access to the whole event, and you can attend as many sessions as you wish. All information will be sent to you via email prior to each session. This event operates on a 'pay what you can afford basis' (from $0-$20) and is FREE for for Australian Citizen Science Association members.  Session…
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NESP Grants Open

NESP Grants Open

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The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) grants are open until 30 June 2020, seeking applicants to deliver research in applied environmental science to support decision-makers from across the Australian community. The program will be delivered through four thematic research hubs and seek to deliver national scale applied environmental research programs, but also strong engagement and outcomes with local communities. ACSA sees citizen science as a strong pathway to support these outcomes and is actively exploring opportunities to connect with bid consortia on collaborations and to communicate our identified research goals for our national Community of Practice. We would welcome any thoughts and ideas from our ACSA community on NESP engagement opportunities - please contact Amy.
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Mapping citizen science in Australia

Mapping citizen science in Australia

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Just before COVID-19 threatened to change the world as we know it, and as the bushfires started raging across the country, Dr Yaela Golumbic, who you may remember from her CitSciOz18 blog, had embarked on a journey to map citizen science in Australia. With help from many in this community, and responses from almost 100 citizen science project leaders, scientists and practitioners across Australia, this work has attracted much national and international interest. Initial findings from the research are now available in this participant report, providing a glimpse into the unique characteristics of our Australian citizen science community.
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Free Seminar with Martin Brocklehurst – 11 Sept

Free Seminar with Martin Brocklehurst – 11 Sept

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The Australian Citizen Science Association, CSIRO and GeoScience Australia present the following FREE public seminar by Martin Brocklehurst: Global Citizen Science - Can Citizens Deliver and Make a Difference? Tuesday 11 September, 2018 9:30am - 10:30am CSIRO Discovery Theatre Black Mountain, ACT REGISTER NOW! More Information We are witnessing an explosion of Citizen Science activity as technology makes it possible for citizens to take part in science and deliver unprecedented levels of quality data across the globe. Martin Brocklehurst has been at the fore front of activity to bring the global citizen science community together to develop global programmes that have the potential to provide data and information that can be used to: Empower citizens to manage emerging risks to their health and wellbeing; To provide information to Governments that…
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