Community Science
Mass Audubon offers many opportunities to participate in wildlife research and protection efforts as a community science volunteer. Community science depends on the research of dedicated individuals and teams working to gather data that can be compiled and analyzed to further our understanding of the natural world.
Current Projects
Firefly Watch combines a fun summer evening ritual with scientific research. Join a network of community scientists across the country by observing your own backyard all the while helping scientists map fireflies. Join the project >
eBird
eBird
eBird is a free, user-friendly online platform that allows birders across the world to record, share, and explore their observations at any time. Get started >
If you have a computer or smartphone and an interest in the natural world around you, consider joining iNaturalist! Contribute your sightings >
Spend time in nature and collect valuable data on growing seasons and climate change by monitoring leaf measurements from emergence to dropping. Join the project >