What citizen science projects you participate in? None, yet! I 'm refining a thesis question, and need your expert advise. I am looking to design and implement a citizen science project at our resotration sites, or on the water in Puget Sound. Several ideas come to mind, such as eel grass monitoring, volunteer species (native and invasive species) count and cover, or over time and across the Sound: water turbidity, salinity, temp, ph, etc.

What do you think is the biggest issue or concern related to citizen science? Data vallidity, accessible protocol and consistent training, control of data collection consistency over time and multiple remote locations. For the volunteer: providing real-time feedback or access to how data is being used. -Show me the results!

Are you an attendee of Cornell's Citizen Science Toolkit Conference in June 2007? Sadly, no. -Next time?

Just for fun - what are your other hobbies and interests? Weaving, spinning, painting, rowing, kayaking, irish fiddle playing and making soap

Any recommended reading? Kertson, B.N., (2005) Citizen science and wildlife management: Status, potential and an examination of the quality of data collected by K-12 students on wildlife and their habitat, University of Washington Publication, for Masters of Science, November, 2005.