Janis L. Dickinson is Professor of Natural Resources at Cornell University and Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Rick Bonney is Director of Program Development and Evaluation at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle. John W. Fitzpatrick is the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University.

Citizen Science succeeds in showcasing a path to knowledge that is unfamiliar to—and, at first glance, unwanted by—many professional scientists. Its well-written, wide-ranging, and accessible chapters make a compelling argument that engaging the public in scientific research is important in order to increase our environmental knowledge and build a citizenry that values and uses what sciences produces. This book inspires the professional to see the scientist in everyone and to broaden our research programs, which will stoke the fire of scientific curiosity that burns within each of us.- John M. Merzluff (BioScience) A timely review of recent developments, seeking to provide an overview, with relevant case studies, of the growth of large-scale citizen science projects since the late 1980s. One of the book's merits is its breadth, seeking to explore not just the practical issues of delivering robust science through volunteers but also the benefits this brings to a variety of environmental research fields and the impacts – educational, social and behavioural – it has on the participants themselves.- Mark Eaton (Ibis) Dickinson and Bonney's volume, Citizen Science, represents an important foundation text to launch the burgeoning arena of citizen science.... This book provides the 'recipes' for all scientists to undertake an aspect of citizen science as part of their research portfolio. My overall reaction is 'Awesome!'.- Meg Lowman (Ecology) Not only does this research allow for extensive data collection, but it makes research relevant to the general public and provides additional teaching tools for K-12 education. This book also explores the impact of the increased use of social media on the success of citizen science projects and investigates potential future uses of social media for such projects. It incorporates the views of many subject experts, with each chapter written by those with firsthand experience of the respective topics. An extensive bibliography provides sources for further information. Summing Up: Highly recommended.- D.L. King (Choice)

• Foreword by Richard LouvNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Citizen Science?by Janis L. Dickinson and Rick BonneyPart I. The Practice of Citizen Science1. Overview of Citizen Scienceby Rick Bonney and Janis L. Dickinson2. Projects and Possibilities: Lessons from Citizen Science ProjectsFrom Backyard Observations to Continent-Wide Trends: Lessons from the First Twenty-Two Years of Project FeederWatchby David N. BonterMonitoring Monarchs: Citizen Science and a Charismatic Insectby Karen S. OberhauserNeighborhood Nestwatch: Mentoring Citizens in the Urban Matrixby Peter P. Marra and Robert ReitsmaProject BudBurst: Citizen Science for All Seasonsby Sandra Henderson, Dennis L. Ward, Kirsten K. Meymaris, Paul Alaback, and Kayri Havens3. Using Bioinformatics in Citizen Scienceby Steve Kelling4. Growing the Base for Citizen Science: Recruiting and Engaging Participantsby Miyoko Chu, Patricia Leonard, and Flisa Stevenson5. What Is Our Impact? Toward a Unified Framework for Evaluating Outcomes of Citizen Science Participationby Tina Phillips, Rick Bonney, and Jennifer L. ShirkPart II. Impacts of Citizen Science on Conservation Research6. The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Researchby Caren B. Cooper, Wesley M. Hochachka, and André A. Dhondt7. Widening the Circle of Investigation: The Interface between Citizen Science and Landscape Ecologyby Benjamin Zuckerberg and Kevin McGarigal8. Using Data Mining to Discover Biological Patterns in Citizen Science Observationsby Daniel Fink and Wesley M. Hochachka9. Developing a Conservation Research Program with Citizen Scienceby Ralph S. Hames, James D. Lowe, and Kenneth V. Rosenberg10. Citizens, Science, and Environmental Policy: A British Perspectiveby Jeremy J. D. GreenwoodPart III. Educational, Social, and Behavioral Aspects of Citizen Science11. Cognitive Considerations in the Development of Citizen Science Projectsby Rebecca C. Jordan, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Steven A. Gray, Wesley R. Brooks, David V. Howe, and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver12. Who Poses the Question? Using Citizen Science to Help K–12 Teachers Meet the Mandate for Inquiryby Nancy M. Trautmann, Jennifer L. Shirk, Jennifer Fee, and Marianne E. Krasny13. A Gateway to Science for All: Celebrate Urban Birdsby Karen Purcell, Cecilia Garibay, and Janis L. Dickinson14. Children and Nature: Following the Trail to Environmental Attitudes and Behaviorby Nancy M. Wells and Kristi S. Lekies15. Internet-Based Social Networking and Collective Action Models of Citizen Science: Theory Meets Possibilityby Heather A. Triezenberg, Barbara A. Knuth, Y. Connie Yuan, and Janis L. Dickinson16. A Role for Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Recovery and Resilienceby Keith G. Tidball and Marianne E. KrasnyAfterword by John W. FitzpatrickLiterature CitedIndex

Janis L. Dickinson is Professor of Natural Resources at Cornell University and Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Rick Bonney is Director of Program Development and Evaluation at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle. John W. Fitzpatrick is the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University.

Citizen Science succeeds in showcasing a path to knowledge that is unfamiliar to—and, at first glance, unwanted by—many professional scientists. Its well-written, wide-ranging, and accessible chapters make a compelling argument that engaging the public in scientific research is important in order to increase our environmental knowledge and build a citizenry that values and uses what sciences produces. This book inspires the professional to see the scientist in everyone and to broaden our research programs, which will stoke the fire of scientific curiosity that burns within each of us.- John M. Merzluff (BioScience) A timely review of recent developments, seeking to provide an overview, with relevant case studies, of the growth of large-scale citizen science projects since the late 1980s. One of the book's merits is its breadth, seeking to explore not just the practical issues of delivering robust science through volunteers but also the benefits this brings to a variety of environmental research fields and the impacts – educational, social and behavioural – it has on the participants themselves.- Mark Eaton (Ibis) Dickinson and Bonney's volume, Citizen Science, represents an important foundation text to launch the burgeoning arena of citizen science.... This book provides the 'recipes' for all scientists to undertake an aspect of citizen science as part of their research portfolio. My overall reaction is 'Awesome!'.- Meg Lowman (Ecology) Not only does this research allow for extensive data collection, but it makes research relevant to the general public and provides additional teaching tools for K-12 education. This book also explores the impact of the increased use of social media on the success of citizen science projects and investigates potential future uses of social media for such projects. It incorporates the views of many subject experts, with each chapter written by those with firsthand experience of the respective topics. An extensive bibliography provides sources for further information. Summing Up: Highly recommended.- D.L. King (Choice)

• Foreword by Richard LouvNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Citizen Science?by Janis L. Dickinson and Rick BonneyPart I. The Practice of Citizen Science1. Overview of Citizen Scienceby Rick Bonney and Janis L. Dickinson2. Projects and Possibilities: Lessons from Citizen Science ProjectsFrom Backyard Observations to Continent-Wide Trends: Lessons from the First Twenty-Two Years of Project FeederWatchby David N. BonterMonitoring Monarchs: Citizen Science and a Charismatic Insectby Karen S. OberhauserNeighborhood Nestwatch: Mentoring Citizens in the Urban Matrixby Peter P. Marra and Robert ReitsmaProject BudBurst: Citizen Science for All Seasonsby Sandra Henderson, Dennis L. Ward, Kirsten K. Meymaris, Paul Alaback, and Kayri Havens3. Using Bioinformatics in Citizen Scienceby Steve Kelling4. Growing the Base for Citizen Science: Recruiting and Engaging Participantsby Miyoko Chu, Patricia Leonard, and Flisa Stevenson5. What Is Our Impact? Toward a Unified Framework for Evaluating Outcomes of Citizen Science Participationby Tina Phillips, Rick Bonney, and Jennifer L. ShirkPart II. Impacts of Citizen Science on Conservation Research6. The Opportunities and Challenges of Citizen Science as a Tool for Ecological Researchby Caren B. Cooper, Wesley M. Hochachka, and André A. Dhondt7. Widening the Circle of Investigation: The Interface between Citizen Science and Landscape Ecologyby Benjamin Zuckerberg and Kevin McGarigal8. Using Data Mining to Discover Biological Patterns in Citizen Science Observationsby Daniel Fink and Wesley M. Hochachka9. Developing a Conservation Research Program with Citizen Scienceby Ralph S. Hames, James D. Lowe, and Kenneth V. Rosenberg10. Citizens, Science, and Environmental Policy: A British Perspectiveby Jeremy J. D. GreenwoodPart III. Educational, Social, and Behavioral Aspects of Citizen Science11. Cognitive Considerations in the Development of Citizen Science Projectsby Rebecca C. Jordan, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Steven A. Gray, Wesley R. Brooks, David V. Howe, and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver12. Who Poses the Question? Using Citizen Science to Help K–12 Teachers Meet the Mandate for Inquiryby Nancy M. Trautmann, Jennifer L. Shirk, Jennifer Fee, and Marianne E. Krasny13. A Gateway to Science for All: Celebrate Urban Birdsby Karen Purcell, Cecilia Garibay, and Janis L. Dickinson14. Children and Nature: Following the Trail to Environmental Attitudes and Behaviorby Nancy M. Wells and Kristi S. Lekies15. Internet-Based Social Networking and Collective Action Models of Citizen Science: Theory Meets Possibilityby Heather A. Triezenberg, Barbara A. Knuth, Y. Connie Yuan, and Janis L. Dickinson16. A Role for Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Recovery and Resilienceby Keith G. Tidball and Marianne E. KrasnyAfterword by John W. FitzpatrickLiterature CitedIndex