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Citizen Science Spotlight – Trees!

By |2021-05-23T19:47:07-06:00May 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|

There are so many opportunities to help scientist monitor your local environment. Did you know that you can identify and document trees for science? Identifying trees is less intimidating because they don't move around, but there are a lot more variables than you might originally think. You've got the leaf buds, leaf shape, leaf grow patterns, bark, fruit, and more. Tree identification can be done in any season. Citizen scientists can report trees to provide a look into the species diversity and health of nearby wooded areas. Technology pairs and aids citizen science efforts yet again with websites like Arbor Day [...]

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2021 Community Trees Challenge: Science is Better Together

By |2021-03-26T08:16:51-06:00March 26th, 2021|

Join Los Angeles Public Library, with NASA and GLOBE Program personnel, discussing the 2021 Community Trees Challenge and explaining why trees and tree height are so important to NASA, California, and the entire planet. Come learn how to build a hand-held instrument to measure tree height, using simple, everyday materials, and learn all about the NASA GLOBE Observer Trees Tool.

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2021 Community Trees Challenge: Science is Better Together!

By |2021-03-23T10:59:52-06:00March 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|

-Shared from our friends at GLOBE- Are you looking for programming ideas for Earth Day or Citizen Science Month? Libraries are invited to join the 2021 Community Trees Challenge when the GLOBE Program is asking the public to observe, learn, engage, and create as they track their progress on the Trees Challenge activity tracker from April 15-May 15. Learn more at https://observer.globe.gov/trees-2021. While getting out and taking observations might not be possible for everyone, this challenge provides multiple ways to participate and learn all about trees. Register for a family-friendly webinar on April 16 webinar hosted by Los Angeles Public Library with [...]

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A Chill in the Air and Color in the Trees

By |2021-01-27T16:42:42-07:00October 24th, 2020|Elementary Aged, environmental education, General, Informal Learning, Middle School Aged, Science, Spacial Thinking, STEM, Tutorials, Uncategorized|

There's been a bit of a chill in the air the last week or so, a frequent thumping on the roof of pecans falling out of the tree in the yard, and a sense of frantic feasting radiating from the hummingbirds who frequent the feeders on my porch.  Autumn is here. One of my favorite things to do as the seasons slip away from summer and toward winter is to walk through wooded areas and collect brightly colored leaves.  This is something my mother did with me as a very young child on my great grandparents' farm.  I still have the [...]

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Celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd at Your Library!

By |2022-02-16T14:39:41-07:00February 4th, 2022|Uncategorized|

What is World Water Day? World Water Day is an annual celebration of water started by the United Nations in 1993. This campaign seeks to raise awareness of the 2 billion people on our planet currently living without access to safe water. This event takes place every year on March 22. The focus is to inspire action towards the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goal #6: Water and sanitation for all by 2030. How can your library get involved? We are Water is a collaborative project led by the Education & Outreach program at the University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in [...]

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Our Planet: EARTH

By |2022-02-07T15:36:39-07:00May 11th, 2021|

Be Prepared for the 2022 Summer Learning Event Celebrating Earth’s Oceans, Protecting Our Future STAR Net’s Our Planet: EARTH campaign is a celebration of NASA’s focus on understanding how Earth’s oceans are changing and their impact on sea life and our weather and climate systems. What happens in the ocean impacts not only our coasts but the whole country, because Earth is a global, dynamic system.   STAR Net partners include the American Library Association, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Education Development Center, Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), and NASA’s Science Mission [...]

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Gratitude/Kindness Rocks: Where Science and Art Meet

By |2021-03-23T11:43:46-06:00March 23rd, 2021|Community Engagement|

By Donna Blomquist and Brittany Blomquist LaSalle Public Library Celebrate trees from April 15 to May 15, 2021 by joining the GLOBE citizen science community in the 2021 Community Trees Challenge: Science is Better Together! Connect science and art using the GLOBE Observer: Trees to extend popular rock painting into your library STEAM program. Rocks provide an endless canvas for creativity – here are a few ideas to get you started. One to two weeks before your program: Download the GLOBE Observer free mobile app (https://observer.globe.gov/about/get-the-app). Create an account with your email address. You will receive an email to confirm your [...]

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Our Planet: EARTH 2020

By |2021-05-14T08:37:11-06:00December 8th, 2020|

Take Action for a Sustainable World! In January 2019, the American Library Association (ALA) on behalf of its members adopted “sustainability” as a core value of librarianship. To be truly sustainable, a community must embody practices that are environmentally sound AND economically feasible AND socially equitable. Click here for the details on this resolution. STAR Net‘s Our Planet: EARTH campaign focuses on earth citizen science opportunities and resources to coincide with Earth Day, Citizen Science Month and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. STAR Net and its partners are reaching out to libraries across the U.S. to encourage their patrons to participate in Earth-related Citizen Science activities that they [...]

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Newsletters

By |2024-10-15T10:35:54-06:00November 20th, 2020|

View our Newsletters Below is our current newsletter and an archive of past newsletters. Not on our list? Sign up now! 2024 NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE October 9, 2024 Launch of EPA's Climate Resilience & Adaptation Funding Toolbox (CRAFT) Sustaining Ecosystems for Climate Learning and Action Exploring Local Waters: A Place-Based Approach to Water Education and Conservation and Apply to Receive a FREE Magnetometer and Contribute to Space Weather Science! Webinar: Experience Solar Maximum with the Astronomical League’s Observing Challenge A PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE The Sparkly Magic [...]

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Earth Citizen Science with GLOBE Observer Resource List

By |2020-08-26T09:46:03-06:00August 26th, 2020|STEM|

Earth Citizen Science with GLOBE Observer Resource List 8/27/2020 Contact: Claire Ratcliffe (cratcliffe@spacescience.org) Guest Presenters: Theresa Schwerin Vice President, Education Programs Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Theresa_schwerin@strategies.org Donna Blomquist Youth Services Librarian LaSalle Public Library dmblomquist@lasalle.lib.il.us Brittany Blomquist Program Outreach Coordinator LaSalle Public Library et.alibi@gmail.com Vivienne Byrd STEAM Librarian III Los Angeles Public Library vbyrd@lapl.org Citizen Science Resources: GLOBE Observer: https://observer.globe.gov Elementary GLOBE  - https://www.globe.gov/web/elementary-globe Library Video Resources  Making Observations with GLOBE Observer GLOBE Observer Postcard/Bookmark GLOBE Observer: Review and Submit Globe Observer: Taking Pictures NASAeClips: Citizen Science Interview with Former GLOBE Program Participant SciStarter Citizen Science - https://scistarter.org/ BADGR – www.badgr.com Google MY MAPS -- https://www.google.com/mymaps Origami Bracelet Tutorial [...]

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