What
is Project Butterfly WINGS "citizen science" ?
WINGS, Winning Investigative
Network for Great Science, is a partnership between 4-H youth and professional
scientists. Participating 4-H youth are “citizen scientists”
who collect data on butterflies to help professional scientists determine:
- The presence or absence of specific butterfly species
- The abundance of butterfly species by state and county throughout the country
The information helps butterfly scientists better understand and conserve
butterfly populations.
How
do I participate?
Youth who participate
in WINGS must be part of a 4-H club or group. The 4-H leader can register
participating youth to use the Project Butterfly WINGS website, where
the youth will enter their butterfly monitoring data. Instructions for
monitoring can be found in the 4-H WINGS project book.
For more information, please contact:
Marilyn Martin, Director
Project Butterfly WINGS
mmmartin@flmnh.ufl.edu
What are the
benefits of WINGS citizen science?
The citizen science
data collection process benefits the field of butterfly science:
- WINGS gives participants have an opportunity to further the scope of butterfly research throughout the country.
- WINGS is a long-term monitoring project. The data will grow into a comprehensive database for comparisons and
trend assessment.
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| Site Description |
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| Date List Daily Record |
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| Transect Count |
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