93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)

Friday, August 8, 2008: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

102 D, Midwest Airlines Center

8:00 AM

COS 107-1

A national scale citizen science program for invasive species
Alycia W. Crall, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laborary; Greg Newman, Colorado State University; Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey; Tracy Davern, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Thomas J. Stohlgren, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Mohammed A. Kalkhan, Colorado State University

8:20 AM

COS 107-2

Geographically-Referenced Teaching and Learning (GReTL): Making a virtue out of necessity in distance education and citizen science – the example of the Evolution MegaLab
Jonathan Silvertown, The Open University

8:40 AM

COS 107-3

Creating a cyberinfrastructure for citizen science: Proper planning can go a long way
Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laborary; Greg Newman, Colorado State University; Alycia Crall, Colorado State University; Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey; Thomas J. Stohlgren, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory

9:00 AM

COS 107-4

Can citizen scientists think spatially: Evaluating the publics’ ability to understand and use an online GIS map application for invasive species
Greg Newman, Colorado State University; Linda Stapel, Center for Research on Communication and Technology; Don Zimmerman, Center for Research on Communication and Technology; Thomas J. Stohlgren, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Alycia Crall, Colorado State University; Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laborary; Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey; Tracy Holcombe, U.S. Geological Survey; Mohammed A. Kalkhan, Colorado State University

9:20 AM

COS 107-5

Wisconsin NatureMapping: Bridging the gap between citizens and scientists and improving knowledge of species distributions
Sarah J. Braun, Beaver Creek Reserve Citizen Science Center

9:40 AM

COS 107-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 107-6

E mau`ana ke ea o ka ’aina i na hanauna o ka wa mamua: Preserving the life of the Hawaiian land for future generations
Marjeta Jeraj, University of Wisconsin; Michael W. Graves, University of New Mexico; Terry L. Hunt, University of Hawaii; Sara Hotchkiss, University of Wisconsin; Alan B. Carpenter, Hawaii State Parks Division; Sabra Kauka, Na Pali Coast `Ohana

10:10 AM

COS 107-7

Preserving an outdoor classroom: Opportunities for engaged citizenship and ecological learning
Julie E. Korb, Fort Lewis College; Andrea J. Rossi, Fort Lewis College; Marcus Renner, Environmental Center

10:30 AM

COS 107-8

Conservation and management applications of the REEF Volunteer Survey Program
Christy V. Pattengill-Semmens, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)

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COS 107 - Citizen Science